Corbeta Uruguay sail steamship naval museum moored in Dock 4, Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Buenos Aires had a problem with handling large cargo ships along the shallow shoreline of the River Plate, so in 1882 the Government contracted local businessman, Eduardo Madero, to construct a new port. The Puerto Madero Docks, accessing the Plate via the mouth of the River Boca, had problems with handling larger cargo ships by 1907, so gradually decayed, as the still operational Puerto Nuevo, opening directly to the River Plate, was completed in 1926. In the 1990s Puerto Madero became the focus of a massive urban regeneration project. Warehouses on the western side were turned into elegant houses, offices, hotels and restaurants. Luxurious hotels (including the 1999 Buenos Aires Hilton), multiplex cinemas, theatres, offices, corporate and residential high rise buildings were built on the eastern side. The ARA Uruguay, a steam ship with auxiliary sail power, built in 1874 at the Laird Brothers Shipyard, Birkenhead, at a cost of £32,000, is one of the oldest ships afloat in the Armada Republica Argentina (Argentine Navy). It has a barque sail plan and steel hull lined with teak. Used as a naval training ship in 1887, it became an Antarctic Rescue Vessel in 1903 when its original engine was upgraded. It is now a museum.
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Location: ARA Uruguay, Puerto Madero Dique (Dock) 4, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Photo credit: © robert harrison / Alamy / Afripics
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