BAP Mariátegui (FM-54)
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 BAP Mariategui (FM-54) |
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| Career (Peru) |  |
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| Ordered: | 1973 |
| Builder: | SIMA Callao |
| Laid down: | August 13, 1976 |
| Launched: | October 8, 1984 |
| Commissioned: | December 28, 1987 |
| Homeport: | Callao |
| Fate: | Active in service |
| Notes: | ITU callsign: OBHG |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Carvajal class frigate |
| Displacement: | 2,206 tonnes (2,525 tonnes full load) |
| Length: | 113.2 m overall 106.00 m waterline |
| Beam: | 11.3 m |
| Draft: | 3.7 m |
| Propulsion: | 2-shaft CODOG system
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| Range: | 4,350 nautical miles (8,056 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h) |
| Complement: | 199 (22 officers) |
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| Aircraft carried: | 1 AB-212ASW helicopter or 1 ASH-3D Sea King (deck only) |
| Aviation facilities: | Fixed hangar for 1 medium helicopter |
BAP Mariátegui (FM-54) is the last out of four Carvajal class frigates ordered by the Peruvian Navy in 1973. It was built by SIMA (Servicio Industrial de la Marina, Navy Industrial Service) at Callao under license from the Italian shipbuilder Cantieri Navali Riuniti. Shortage of funds and technical difficulties delayed her completion for several years, being finally commissioned in 1987. In 1998 her flight deck was extended to allow ASH-3D Sea King helicopters to land and refuel, even though they can't be housed in the ship's hangar.
The Mariátegui is named after Rear Admiral Ignacio Mariátegui who fought in the Peruvian War of Independence.
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 BAP Mariátegui (FM-54) underway during Teamwork South 99 |
 RIMPAC 2006 - BAP Mariátegui (FM-54) departs from Pearl Harbor |
[edit] Sources
- Rodríguez, John, "Las fragatas Lupo: una breve mirada retrospectiva y perspectivas". Revista de Marina, Year 95, No. 3: 8-32 (July / December 2002).
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