List of auxiliary ships of the Argentine Navy

This list includes all major auxiliary ships (transports, colliers, tankers, scientific vessels, tugs, among others) in service with the Argentine Navy since being formally established in the 1860s.

Service entry dates indicate the ship's commissioning into the Argentine Navy, and not the ship's entry in service with another navy unless specifically said.

There is a separate list of current ships of the Argentine Navy regardless the type.

The current norms establish naming conventions for Argentine Navy ships according to their type; some of these used for auxiliaries are summarized below.

[1] Irigoyen class (US-built) Zapiola class (US-built) Sotyomo class (US-built) Teniente Olivieri class aviso (US-built) Neftegaz class (Polish-built)[3][4] General San Martín class icebreaker (German-built) Almirante Irizar class icebreaker (Finnish-built) Ciudad de Zárate class multipurpose ship (US-built) Capitán Cánepa-class (ex Flower-class, Canadian-built) Comodoro Lasserre-class (ex Colony-class, US-built) Islas Orcadas-class (ex Eltanin-class, US-built) Puerto Deseado-class oceanographic ship (Argentine-built) Hydrographic ships (Argentine-built) Achelous class (US-built) Motor ships (various origins) [n 3] Steam ships (various origins) [n 4] Patagonia-class replenishment oiler (French-built) Punta Cigueña-class tanker (US-built)[n 6] Punta Delgada-class tanker (ex-Klickitat-class gasoline tankers, US-built)[n 7] Punta Medanos-class tanker (Argentine-built) Libertad class tall ship (Argentine-built) Fishing training ship (Japanese-built) Motor ships (various origins) [n 8] Steam ships (various origins) [n 12] Chaco class (German-built) Bahía Aguirre class (Canadian-built) Bahía Paraíso class (Argentine-built) Lapataia class (Italian-built) Hércules class fast troop transport (British-built) Costa Sur class (Argentine-built) Steam ships (various origins) [n 21] Harbour tugs (US-built)

ARA Almirante Irizar icebreaker