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Port Belgrano Naval Base
Punta Alta, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina Near Bahia Blanca
Port Belgrano Naval Base (Spanish: Base Naval Puerto Belgrano - BNPB) is the largest naval base of the Argentine Navy, situated next to Punta Alta, near Bahía Blanca, about 560 km (348 mi) south of Buenos Aires. It is named after the brigantine General Belgrano (named after Manuel Belgrano) which sounded the area in late 1824.
Krupp 240mm gun, Battery nº 4, Puerto Belgrano
Home of the Argentine Seas Fleet ((in Spanish)Flota de Mar), it concentrates the major ships and arsenals; and is close to the main bases of other Argentine Navy organisations: Marine's camp Baterías and Naval aviation's air base Comandante Espora (Spanish: Base Aeronaval Comandante Espora - BACE) .
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