ARA Cormorán

ARA Cormorán (Q-15) is a hydrographic survey boat of the Argentine Navy, built in the Río Santiago Shipyard and based in Buenos Aires.

[1] Cormorán is a coastal and fluvial research ship designed by the engineering team at Río Santiago Shipyard, where it was built.

Its hull has a metallic structure covered with cedar wooden planks, and its superstructure is made of aluminium.

[1] It is powered by two diesel engines driving two propellers, and has a Decca TM 1226 navigation radar.

[1] In 2010 she supported the hydrographic surveys performed in the Río de la Plata by the Uruguayan ship ROU Sirius.