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The ''ARA Patria'', was a light cruiser which served in the Argentine Navy between and1927. It was a modified Dryad-class torpedo gunboat in service with the Royal Navy during the same period. == History == The ''Patria'' was purchased from "Laird Brothers" and built in the shipyards "Cammel" in Birkenhead, England, at a price of £87,000 to replace the torpedo boat ARA ''Rosales '', which had sunk at Cabo Polonio in 1892. The funds were raised by public subscription, headed by the newspapers "La Nación" and "La Prensa". The ship was launched in 1893 and completed in 1894. In November of that year departs from England, arriving in Argentina the following month. It participated in the naval exercises held in 1895. In January and February 1902 it participated in the naval exercises as part of the 2nd Sea Division, led by Counter admiral Manuel José García-Mansilla. Toward the end of its career it served as a survey vessel, finally being decommissioned in 1927 by General Order No. 207 of the Navy Ministry. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「ARA Patria」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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