ARA Veinticinco de Mayo

ARA Veinticinco de Mayo or Veinticinco de Mayo may refer to one the following vessels of the Argentine Navy:

Brigantine Veinticinco de Mayo (1810), launched in 1810, which served during the Independence War in the first Argentine naval squadron, and in the Civil War that followed
Schooner Veinticinco de Mayo (1815), which served as a corsair during the Independence War
Frigate Veinticinco de Mayo (1826), which served during the Cisplatine War
Frigate Veinticinco de Mayo (1828), lost in a shipwreck in 1828
Frigate Veinticinco de Mayo (1841), 1841-1860
Steamer Veinticinco de Mayo (1859), which was captured by Paraguay in 1865 causing the Argentine intervention in the Paraguayan War
Cruiser ARA Veinticinco de Mayo (1891), 1891-1916
Cruiser ARA Veinticinco de Mayo (C-2), 1931-1960
Aircraft carrier ARA Veinticinco de Mayo (V-2), 1969-1997

The English translation of the name is Twenty-fifth of May, which is the date of Argentina's May Revolution in 1810.

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