ARA Ciudad de Zárate (Q-61)

History

United States
Name:	Red Cedar
Builder:	United States Coast Guard Yard, Curtis Bay
Cost:	$3,402,176
Launched:	1 August 1970
Commissioned:	18 December 1970
Decommissioned:	16 March 1999
Fate:	transferred to Argentine, 16 March 1999
History
Argentina
Name:	Ciudad de Zárate
Owner:	Argentine Navy
General characteristics
Displacement:	525 metric tonnes
Length:	49.05 m (160.9 ft)
Beam:	10 m (33 ft)
Draft:	2 m (6 ft 7 in)
Propulsion:	2 × Caterpilar D398
Speed:	12.6 knots (23.3 km/h; 14.5 mph)

ARA Ciudad de Zárate (Q-61) is a multi-purpose auxiliary ship of the Argentine Navy based at Puerto Madero. It was formerly USCGC Red Cedar (WLM-688).

References

ARA Official Web Page (es)

ARA Ciudad de Zárate

Red-class coastal buoy tenders

United States Coast Guard	Red Wood Red Beech Red Birch Red Cedar Red Oak

Argentine Navy Zárate class	Ciudad de Zárate (ex-Red Cedar) Ciudad de Rosario (ex-Red Wood)

Preceded by: White class Followed by: Keeper class List of United States Coast Guard cutters

Current and future ships of the Argentine Navy

Major surface combatants	Almirante Brown-class destroyer (4) Espora-class corvette (6) Drummond-class corvette (3)

Avisos multi-purpose auxiliary ships	Teniente Olivieri Francisco de Gurruchaga Suboficial Castillo Alférez Sobral POM class (+4) Ciudad de Zárate Ciudad de Rosario Punta Alta

Patrol/Fast attack ships	Murature class (2) Baradero class (4) Intrépida class (2)

Support ships	Patagonia Krause Canal de Beagle Cabo de Hornos

Training ship	Libertad

Oceanographics/Survey ships	Almirante Irízar Puerto Deseado Comodoro Rivadavia Cormorán Petrel

Amphibious Force	Hércules Bahía San Blas

Submarine Force	Type 209 (1) TR-1700 class (2)

List of ships of the Argentine Navy List of auxiliary ships of the Argentine Navy

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