ARA Santiago del Estero
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Three ships of the Argentine Navy
Argentine Navy
The Navy of the Argentine Republic or Armada of the Argentine Republic is the navy of Argentina. It is one of the three branches of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic, together with the Army and the Air Force....

 have been named ARA Santiago del Estero after the Santiago del Estero Province
Santiago del Estero Province
Santiago del Estero is a province of Argentina, located in the north of the country. Neighbouring provinces are from the north clockwise Salta, Chaco, Santa Fe, Córdoba, Catamarca and Tucumán.-History:...

 of Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

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  • Santiago del Estero (S-2), built in Italy
    Italy
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     and commissioned in 1933, served until 1960
  • Santiago del Estero (S-12), formerly , commissioned in 1960 and served until 1971
  • Santiago del Estero (S-22), formerly , commissioned in 1971 and served until 1981
  • Santiago del Estero (S-44), is an TR-1700
    TR-1700 class submarine
    The TR-1700 is a class of diesel-electric patrol submarines built by Thyssen Nordseewerke for the Argentine Navy in the 1980s. These ships are the largest submarines built in Germany since World War II and are among the fastest diesel-electric submarines in the world.- Development :The original...

    class submarine that was never completed due to the Argentinean economic crisis of the 1980s
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