Reply to post: Re: The Ponce would be far from the first former US warship acquired by Argentina.

Re: The Ponce would be far from the first former US warship acquired by Argentina.

Argentina got two Brooklyn class ex-USN light cruisers in the early 1950's, but they'd retired one by the time of the Falklands War.

Likewise Brazil and Chile also got two each as part of the "balance of power".