ARA Fortuna III

	ARA Fortuna III competes in a regatta.
History
Argentina
Name	Fortuna III
Builder	Taller de Mantenimiento Buenos Aires
Laid down	1999
Launched	16 October 2004
General characteristics
Displacement	15.5 tons
Length	18.3 m
Beam	4.54 m
Draught	3.60 m

The Fortuna III is a yacht owned and operated by the Argentine Navy. The ship was designed by naval architect German Frers,^[1] and she is built in carbon fiber.^[3] Fortuna III set the sailing record of 24 hours and two minutes between Buenos Aires and Mar del Plata in 2009, at an average speed of 10.5 knots.^[4]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Fortuna III - Armada Argentina". Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2012. (in Spanish)
^ ^a ^b Heredero de una larga tradición by Diego Cúneo. La Nación, 20 November 2004 (in Spanish)
^ Fortuna III wins gale-force battle to Rio 14 February 2005. Sail-World.com
^ Fortuna III pulverises the record between Buenos Aires and Mar del Plata Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine 13 February 2009. Sailingrecords.com

[ARA-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Fortuna III - Armada Argentina". Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2012. (in Spanish)

[heir-2] Heredero de una larga tradición by Diego Cúneo. La Nación, 20 November 2004 (in Spanish)

[3] Fortuna III wins gale-force battle to Rio 14 February 2005. Sail-World.com

[4] Fortuna III pulverises the record between Buenos Aires and Mar del Plata Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine 13 February 2009. Sailingrecords.com

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