BAP Almirante Grau

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Four ships of the Peruvian Navy have borne the name BAP Almirante Grau, after the Peruvian Admiral Miguel Grau Seminario.

• The first BAP Almirante Grau was a protected cruiser built in the United Kingdom. It was commissioned in 1907 and decommissioned in 1958.

• The second BAP Almirante Grau (CL-81) was the former HMS Newfoundland, a Crown Colony class light cruiser built in the United Kingdom. It was commissioned by the Peruvian Navy in 1960 and decommissioned in 1982. Its name was changed to BAP Capitán Quiñones (CL-83) in 1973.

• The third BAP Almirante Grau (CLM-81) was the former HNLMS De Ruyter, a De Ruyter class light cruiser built in the Netherlands. It was commissioned by the Peruvian Navy in 1973 and is still in service. Its name was temporarily changed to Proyecto de Modernización 01 (Modernization Project 01) or PM-01 from 1985 through 1988 while it underwent modernization at Amsterdam.

• The fourth BAP Almirante Grau (CH-81) was the former HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën, a De Ruyter class light cruiser built in the Netherlands. It was commissioned by the Peruvian Navy in 1978 as BAP Aguirre (CH-84) and decommissioned in 1999. Its name was temporarily changed to BAP Almirante Grau from 1985 through 1988 while BAP Almirante Grau (CLM-81) underwent modernization at Amsterdam.