ARA Indómita (P-86)

History
Argentina
Operator	Argentine Navy
Ordered	1970
Builder	Lürssen
Laid down	1970
Launched	8 April 1974
Commissioned	December 1974
Homeport	Ushuaia
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Class and type	Intrépida-class fast attack craft
Displacement	260 tons full load
Length	44.9 m (147 ft 4 in)
Beam	7.4 m (24 ft 3 in)
Draught	2.4 m (7 ft 10 in)
Installed power	12,000 shp (8.9 MW)
Propulsion	4 MTU MD 16 V 538 TB90 diesel engines, 4× propellers
Speed	38 knots (70 km/h; 44 mph)
Range	1,450 nmi (2,690 km; 1,670 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement	39
Armament	1 OTO Melara 76 mm rapid-firing cannon; 2 Bofors 40 mm L/70; 2 Oerlikon 20 mm multiple rocket launchers ; 2 553 mm AEG-SST4 anti-surface torpedo launchers ; 2 Exocet MM.38 launchers;

ARA Indómita (P-86) is an Intrépida-class fast attack craft of the Argentine Navy.^[2] The vessel has a twin sister ship, ARA Intrépida. It is the first Argentine ship to bear the name.

The vessel was reported active as of 2022.^[3] In October 2022 it was reported that Indómita had received an upgrade incorporating a Stabilized Naval Observation and Marksmanship System (SEON) to enhance her surveillance capabilities.^[4]

In 2023, Indómita, accompanied by the patrol boats Baradero and Barranqueras, conducted joint exercises with the patrol vessels Piloto Sibbald and Aspirante Isaza of the Chilean Navy.^[5]

References

^ "Lanchas Rápidas Clase "INTRÉPIDA"" [“INTRÉPIDA” Class Speedboats]. ara.mil.ar (in Spanish). Argentine Navy. Archived from the original on 6 December 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Lancha Rápida ARA "Indómita" (P-86)" [Speedboat ARA "Indómita" (P-86)]. argentina.gob.ar (in Spanish). Government of Argentina. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
^ "La Armada Argentina se ejercitó en aguas del Canal Beagle" [The Argentine Navy exercised in the waters of the Beagle Channel]. Zona-Militar.com (in Spanish). 9 August 2022.
^ "La Armada Argentina recibió el Sistema Estabilizado de Observación y Puntería Naval para la ARA "Indómita"" [The Argentine Navy received the Stabilized Naval Observation and Marksmanship System for the ARA “Indómita”]. Zona-Militar.com (in Spanish). 22 October 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
^ Gonzalo, Mary (9 September 2023). "Cooperación regional en acción: ejercicios combinados de la Armada Argentina". infodefensa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 September 2023.

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[ara-1] "Lanchas Rápidas Clase "INTRÉPIDA"" [“INTRÉPIDA” Class Speedboats]. ara.mil.ar (in Spanish). Argentine Navy. Archived from the original on 6 December 2010.

[gob-2] "Lancha Rápida ARA "Indómita" (P-86)" [Speedboat ARA "Indómita" (P-86)]. argentina.gob.ar (in Spanish). Government of Argentina. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2022.

[3] "La Armada Argentina se ejercitó en aguas del Canal Beagle" [The Argentine Navy exercised in the waters of the Beagle Channel]. Zona-Militar.com (in Spanish). 9 August 2022.

[4] "La Armada Argentina recibió el Sistema Estabilizado de Observación y Puntería Naval para la ARA "Indómita"" [The Argentine Navy received the Stabilized Naval Observation and Marksmanship System for the ARA “Indómita”]. Zona-Militar.com (in Spanish). 22 October 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.

[5] Gonzalo, Mary (9 September 2023). "Cooperación regional en acción: ejercicios combinados de la Armada Argentina". infodefensa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 September 2023.

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