ARA Azopardo (1922)

ARA Azopardo was a tugboat of the Argentine Navy, built in the Bethlehem Shipyard in 1919 and transferred to Argentina in 1922.

[1] It was powered by two triple expansion steam engines of 900 hp each, with two boilers, driving two propellers.

It was transferred to Argentina in 1922 by the US Navigation Board, to compensate for the damages caused by the ship American Legion in the port of Buenos Aires.

[1] It was commissioned by the Argentine Navy in December 1922 by O. G. 211/922, and put in service in the port of Buenos Aires.

It remained on auxiliary tasks on port until 1929 when was assigned to the 1st Division of the Sea Fleet, serving until 1931 with it.