The most powerful ships at this time included the Italian-built Garibaldi and her sister ships: General Belgrano, Pueyrredón, and San Martín, each at over 6,000 tons. 3 second-class, high-speed, British-built cruisers.At the close of the century, the force included: In the 1870s the Argentine Navy began modernizing itself. As the cost of maintaining a navy was too high, most of the Argentine naval forces were composed of privateers.īrown led the Argentine navy in further naval conflicts at the War with Brazil and the Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata. As Buenos Aires had little maritime history, most men in the navy were from other nations, such as the Irish-born admiral William Brown, who directed the operation. Renewed conflicts with Montevideo led to the creation of a second fleet, which participated in the capture of the city. The navy was first created to support Manuel Belgrano in the Paraguay campaign, but those ships were sunk by ships from Montevideo, and did not take part in that conflict.

The Argentine Navy was created in the aftermath of the May Revolution of May 25, 1810, which started the war for independence from Spain. History 1810-1909 Admiral William Brown, founder of the Argentine Navy The Argentine Navy day is celebrated on May 17, anniversary of the victory in 1814 at the Battle of Montevideo over the Spanish fleet during the war of Independence. It is one of the three branches of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic, together with the Army and the Air Force. The Argentine Navy ( ARA Spanish: Armada de la República Argentina) is the navy of Argentina.

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