Buque Museo Irigoyen, Naval museum ship in San Pedro, Argentina
The Buque Museo Irigoyen is a naval ship in San Pedro, Argentina, now serving as a museum and originally built as a rescue vessel. Inside you will find multiple exhibition areas displaying naval equipment, machinery, communication systems, and technical gear from maritime operations.
This vessel was built in the United States during World War II and first served as a rescue ship in the China Sea. It later joined the Argentine Navy in 1961 and conducted various missions under national command.
The ship displays how sailors lived and worked aboard, with preserved quarters and the navigation bridge showing daily routines on deck. The spaces reveal how the Argentine Navy operated and organized itself over the decades.
You can tour the ship with guides who explain how the different areas functioned during operations. The vessel is arranged so you can move through the main sections yourself, including the engine room and equipment areas.
Under Argentine command, this vessel traveled over 400,000 nautical miles and was the first national ship to return to Deception Island following a volcanic event. This journey shows the role the ship played in Argentina's exploration and presence in Antarctic waters.
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