Seguí-class destroyer
The "Seguí"-class destroyer is a class of destroyers of the Argentine Navy. Five ships of the were lent by the United States Navy and were in commission from 1972 until 1984. Development. ARA "Seguí" was commissioned as on 28 August 1944, ARA "Hipólito Bouchard" was commissioned as on 21 September 1944 and ARA "Piedra Buena" was commissioned as on 16 May 1944. "Seguí" was the only one still in her Korean War configuration meanwhile, "Bouchard" and "Piedra" had FRAM configurations. After World War II, they were in a mothball state, but on 1 July 1972 and 5  May 1977, they were handed over to Argentina based on the Argentina-US Ship Loan Agreement. All ships took on minor roles during the Falklands War. "Bouchard" and "Piedra" escorted the Belgrano in 1982 and were caught off guard by the submarine attack. They were dispatched to hunt for HMS "Conqueror" and made ASW grenade passes, but no contacts were made. "Bouchard" took a torpedo hit, the third Mk 48 torpedo launched on the "Belgrano", but it failed to detonate.