ARA Isla de los Estados
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The ARA Isla de los Estados was a 3,900-ton Argentine supply ship that was sunk during the Falklands War by HMS Alacrity in a surface action north of Swan Islands, in Falklands Sound. Alacrity engaged Isla de los Estados with 15 rounds of her 4.5-inch gun. The Argentine ship blew up after seven hits ignited her cargo of jet fuel and ammunitions.[1] Only two of her 24-men crew survived; 15 civilian sailors and seven servicemen were killed or missing.[2]
Notes
- ↑ Mayorga, Horacio A.: No Vencidos. Ed. Planeta, Buenos Aires, 1998, page 320. ISBN 950-742-976-X (Spanish)
- ↑ Historia y Arqueologia Marítima (Spanish)
Coordinates: 51°42′3″S 59°29′22″W / 51.70083°S 59.48944°W
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