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HERCULES (B-52) class

Country of Origin: Argentina

ship list


 1 HERCULES-class HIGH-SPEED TRANSPORT (LPR) (British Sheffield (Type 42)
   class)

 Name                  Pendant   Launched        Commissioned    Status
 HERCULES              B-52      Oct. 24, 1972   July 12, 1976   Active
 SANTISIMA TRINIDAD    D-2       Nov. 9, 1974    July 1981       Stricken

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Both vessels in the class were originally built as guided missile destroyers specifically for the Argentine navy. Similar to their British cousins, these ships were heavily armed...

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