Argentina ordered the building of destroyers in Germany according to the Dutch magazine Marineblad dated 1913-1914 no. 8

An item reported that Argentina ordered the building of 4-1.250 ton destroyers and a speed of 32 miles at the Germaniawerft, Kiel, Germany instead of the 4 destroyers built by Cammell Laird&Co, Birkenhead, United Kingdom. The 3-10,2cm guns and 4 torpedo tubes were delivered by a American firm.