PLATFORM TYPE:  NAVAL TRANSPORT
PLATFORM NAME:  ARA ISLAS DE LOS ESTADOS

DESCRIPTION:    GENERAL NAVAL TRANSPORT
                (CARRIED AVIATION FUEL IN FALKLANDS WAR)
SPEED:          15KTS
MANNING LEVEL:  60
DIMENSIONS:     390 x 57 x 21 FT
DISPLACEMENT:   5000
POWER PLANT:    2 DIESELS 5,400 HP

RADAR:
    (NAVIGATION):      COMMERCIAL RADAR

COUNTRY:         ARGENTINA

COMMENTS:        DUE TO LACK OF HARD INFORMATION, ALL
                 PARAMATERS ON THE ISLAS DE LOS ESTADOS
                 ARE BASED UPON ESTIMATES.
                 THE ISLAS DE LOS ESTADOS WAS SUNK BY
                 THE HMS ALACRITY ON 11 MAY, 1982.


 
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