| Peruvian Navy Marina de Guerra del Perú |
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Coat of arms of the Peruvian Navy |
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| Active | October 8, 1821 - today |
| Country | Peru |
| Allegiance | Ministry of Defense |
| Branch | Navy |
| Size | 25,988 active personnel
51 ships, 33 aircraft |
| Headquarters | Callao naval base |
| Patron | Miguel Grau Seminario |
| Anniversaries | October 8 - Navy's Foundation Day and Anniversary of the Battle of Angamos |
| Engagements | Gran Colombia-Peru War War of the Peru-Bolivian Confederation |
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| Commander-in-Chief | Admiral Jorge De La Puente Ribeyro |
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The Peruvian Navy (Spanish: Marina de Guerra del Perú, abbreviated MGP) is the branch of the Peruvian Armed Forces tasked with surveillance, patrol and defense on lakes, rivers and the Pacific Ocean up to 200 nautical miles (370 km) from the Peruvian littoral. Additional missions include assistance in safeguarding internal security, conducting disaster relief operations and participating in international peacekeeping operations. The Marina de Guerra del Perú celebrates on October 8 the anniversary of its creation (1821) and of the Battle of Angamos (1879).
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The Marina de Guerra del Perú was established on October 8, 1821 by the government of general José de San Martín. Its first actions were undertaken during the War of Independence (1821–1824) using captured Spanish warships. Shortly afterwards it was engaged in the war against the Gran Colombia (1828–1829) during which it conducted a blockade against the seaport of Guayaquil and then helped with the occupation of this city by Peruvian forces. It saw further action during the wars of the Peru-Bolivian Confederacy (1836–1839) and during the Chincha Islands War with Spain (1866). The breakout of the War of the Pacific (1879–1883) caught the Peruvian Navy unprepared and with inferior forces in comparison with the Chilean Navy. Even so, hit-and-run tactics carried out by Peruvian Admiral Miguel Grau, commander of the ironclad Huáscar, delayed the Chilean advance by six months until his death and defeat at the Battle of Angamos.
After the war, the Peruvian Navy had to be rebuilt from the ground up. In 1900 the force amounted to only one cruiser of 1,700 tons displacement, a screw-driven steamer, and ten smaller ships - the latter described by a contemporary British publication as "of no real value".[1] The lengthy process of expansion and rebuilding started in 1907 with the acquisition in the United Kingdom of the protected cruisers Almirante Grau and Coronel Bolognesi, followed by the arrival of two submarines, Ferré and Palacios, from France in 1911. During the Presidency of Augusto B. Leguía (1919–1930) a Navy Ministry was established as well as a Navy Aviation Corps, both in 1920. Border conflicts with Colombia in 1911 and 1932 and a war with Ecuador in 1941 saw Peruvian warships involved in some skirmishes in support of the Army. The attack on Pearl Harbor brought World War II to the Pacific and even though Peru did not declare war on the Axis until 1945, its Navy was involved in patrol missions against possible threats by the Imperial Japanese Navy from early 1942 up to mid-1945. During the 1970s and the first half of the 1980s the Peruvian Navy carried out a major buildup programme[2] which allowed it to take advantage over its traditional rival, the Chilean Navy. This proved to be temporary because the economic crisis of the second half of the 1980s forced the decommissioning of several warships and resulted in a general lack of funds for maintenance. The economic upturn of the 1990s and 2000s has permitted some improvement although at a reduced force level compared to the early 1980s.
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The current Commander-in-Chief of the Peruvian Navy is Admiral Jorge De La Puente Ribeyro.[3] Naval Forces are subordinated to the Ministry of Defense and ultimately to the President as Commander-in-Chief of the Peruvian Armed Forces. They are organized as follows:
Operational units are divided between three commands:
Pacific Operations General Command, it comprises the following units:
Amazon Operations General Command, tasked with river patrolling in the Peruvian portion of the Amazon Basin.
Coast Guard, tasked with law enforcement on Peruvian territorial waters, rivers and lakes.
Although most of the fleet is based at Callao, this is not considered an ideal location because it is also the main outlet for Peruvian trade, causing space and security problems. During the 1980s the building of a new naval base at Chimbote was considered but high costs and a bad economic situation made the project unfeasible.[4]
| Personnel (as of 2001)[5] | |
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| Commissioned Officers | 2,107 |
| Non-commissioned officers | 16,863 |
| Cadets | 620 |
| NCO in training | 1,533 |
| Enlisted | 4,855 |
| Civilians | 5,079 |
| Total | 25,988 (excl. civilians) |
| Vessel | Origin | Type | Class | In service | Notes |
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| Guided missile cruiser (1 in service) | |||||
| BAP Almirante Grau (CLM-81) | Netherlands | De Zeven Provinciën-class cruiser | De Zeven Provinciën class | Yes | ex-HNLMS De Ruyter (C-801) Flagship of the Peruvian Navy |
| Submarines (6 in service) | |||||
| BAP Angamos (SS-31) | Germany | Type 209/1200 | Angamos class | Yes | ex-BAP Casma |
| BAP Antofagasta (SS-32) | Germany | Type 209/1200 | Angamos class | Yes | |
| BAP Pisagua (SS-33) | Germany | Type 209/1200 | Angamos class | Yes | |
| BAP Chipana (SS-34) | Germany | Type 209/1200 | Angamos class | Yes | ex-BAP Blume |
| BAP Islay (SS-35) | Germany | Type 209/1100 | Islay class | Yes | locally upgraded in 2008 |
| BAP Arica (SS-36) | Germany | Type 209/1100 | Islay class | Yes | locally upgraded in 2008 |
| Guided missile frigates (7 in service, 1 being upgraded) | |||||
| BAP Carvajal (FM-51) | Italy | Lupo-class frigate | Carvajal class | Yes | |
| BAP Villavisencio (FM-52) | Italy | Lupo-class frigate | Carvajal class | Yes | |
| BAP Montero (FM-53) | Peru | Lupo-class frigate | Carvajal class | Yes | |
| BAP Mariátegui (FM-54) | Peru | Lupo-class frigate | Carvajal class | Yes | |
| BAP Aguirre (FM-55) | Italy | Lupo-class frigate | Aguirre class | Yes | ex-Orsa (F-567) |
| BAP Palacios (FM-56) | Italy | Lupo-class frigate | Aguirre class | Yes | ex-Lupo (F-564) |
| BAP Bolognesi (FM-57) | Italy | Lupo-class frigate | Aguirre class | No | ex-Perseo (F-566) currently being overhauled and upgraded in SIMA Callao shipyard, including locally-made CMS and ESM systems, a Kronos NV 3D radar, MASS countermeasure system and 4 MM40 Block III Exocet missiles replacing Otomat.[6] |
| BAP Quiñones (FM-58) | Italy | Lupo-class frigate | Aguirre class | Yes | ex-Sagittario (F-565) |
| Guided missile corvettes (6 in service) | |||||
| BAP Velarde (CM-21) | France | PR-72P-class corvette | Velarde class | Yes | |
| BAP Santillana (CM-22) | France | PR-72P-class corvette | Velarde class | Yes | |
| BAP De los Heros (CM-23) | France | PR-72P-class corvette | Velarde class | Yes | |
| BAP Herrera (CM-24) | France | PR-72P-class corvette | Velarde class | Yes | |
| BAP Larrea (CM-25) | France | PR-72P-class corvette | Velarde class | Yes | |
| BAP Sánchez Carrión (CM-26) | France | PR-72P-class corvette | Velarde class | Yes | |
| Amphibious (4 in service) | |||||
| BAP Paita (DT-141) | United States | Tank landing ship | Terrebonne Parish class | Yes | ex-USS Walworth County (LST-1164) |
| BAP Pisco (DT-142) | United States | Tank landing ship | Terrebonne Parish class | Yes | ex-USS Waldo County (LST-1163) |
| BAP Callao (DT-143) | United States | Tank landing ship | Terrebonne Parish class | Yes | ex-USS Washoe County (LST-1165) |
| BAP Eten (DT-144) | United States | Tank landing ship | Terrebonne Parish class | Yes | ex-USS Traverse County (LST-1160) |
| River gunboats vessels (5 in service, 1 in construction) | |||||
| BAP Loreto (CF-11) | United States | River gunboat | Loreto class | Yes | |
| BAP Amazonas (CF-12) | United States | River gunboat | Loreto class | Yes | |
| BAP Marañón (CF-13) | United Kingdom | River gunboat | Marañón class | Yes | |
| BAP Ucayali (CF-14) | United Kingdom | River gunboat | Marañón class | Yes | |
| BAP Clavero (CF-15) | Peru | River gunboat | Clavero class | No | severely damaged by an uncontrolled fire in her first operational deployment on May 25, 2010; leaving two crewmen badly injured.[7] |
| BAP Putumayo (CF-16) | Peru | River gunboat | Clavero class | No | laid down on April 9, 2010 under construction in the SIMA Iquitos shipyard. |
| Auxiliaries (11 in service, 2 in construction) | |||||
| BAP Unión (ABE-161) | Peru | Transport ship | Mollendo class | Yes | ex-BAP Mollendo (ATC-131). Used as training ship |
| BAP Marte (ALY-313) | Canada | Sailing yacht | Marte class | Yes | used as training ship |
| BAP Unanue (AMB-160) | United States | Diving support ship | Sotoyomo class | Yes | ex-USS Wateree (ATA-174) |
| BAP San Lorenzo (ART-323) | Germany | Torpedo recovery vessel | San Lorenzo class | Yes | |
| BAP Caloyeras (ACA-111) | United States | Water harbour tanker | YW type | Yes | ex-US YW-128 |
| BAP Noguera (ACP-118) | United States | Oil harbour tanker | YO type | Yes | ex-US YO-221 |
| BAP Gauden (ACP-119) | United States | Oil harbour tanker | YO type | Yes | ex-US YO-171 |
| BAP Guardian Rios (ARB-123) | United States | Offshore tugboat | Cherokee class | Yes | ex-USS Pinto (ATF-90) |
| BAP Dueñas (ARB-126) | United States | Harbour tugboat | YTB | Yes | |
| BAP Selendón | Peru | Harbour tugboat | 20 TBP class tug | No | Currently under construction in SIMA Callao shipyard.[8] |
| BAP Medina | Peru | Harbour tugboat | 20 TBP class tug | No | Currently under construction in SIMA Callao shipyard.[8] |
| BAP Bayovar (ATP-154) | Russia | Oil tanker | Grigoriy Nesterenko type | Yes | ex-Petr Schmidt |
| BAP Zorritos (ATP-155) | Russia | Oil tanker | Grigoriy Nesterenko type | Yes | ex-Grigoriy Nesterenko |
| Hospital vessels (5 in service) | |||||
| BAP Morona (ABH-302) | Peru | River hospital ship | Morona class | Yes | |
| BAP Corrientes (ABH-303) | Peru | Small river hospital craft | - | Yes | |
| BAP Curaray (ABH-304) | Peru | Small river hospital craft | - | Yes | |
| BAP Pastaza (ABH-305) | Peru | Small river hospital craft | - | Yes | |
| BAP Puno (ABH-306) | United Kingdom | Lake hospital ship | Yavarí class | Yes | ex-Yapura operated by the Peruvian Coast Guard |
| Scientific research vessels (6 in service) | |||||
| BIC Humboldt | Peru | Oceanographic research ship | Humboltd class | No | Currently being overhauled in the SIMA Callao shipyard since February 19, 2011, the works include new propulsion and auxiliary engines, and a major upgrade on the ship's scientific equipment.[8] |
| BAP Carrasco (AH-171) | Netherlands | Hydrographic survey ship | Dokkum class | Yes | ex-HNLMS Abcoude minesweeper |
| BAP Stiglich (AH-172) | Peru | Hydrographic survey ship | Morona class | Yes | |
| BAP La Macha (AEH-174) | Peru | Hydrographic survey ship | - | Yes | |
| BAP Carrillo (AH-175) | Netherlands | Hydrographic survey ship | van Straelen class | Yes | ex-HNLMS van Hamel minesweeper |
| BAP Melo (AH-176) | Netherlands | Hydrographic survey ship | van Straelen class | Yes | ex-HNLMS van der Wel minesweeper |
| Vessel | Origin | Type | Class | Decommissioned | Notes |
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| BAP América (RH-90) | United Kingdom | River gunboat | América class | currently being restored at SIMA Iquitos shipyard | |
| BAP Abtao (SS-42) | United States | Sierra-type submarine[9] | Abtao class | 1998 | become a museum ship in 2004 |
| Vessel | Origin | Type | Class | Decommissioned | Notes |
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| BAP Ferré (DM-74) | United Kingdom | Destroyer | Daring class | July 13, 2007[10] | ex-HMS Decoy (D106) |
| BAP Talara (ATP-152) | Peru | Replenishment tanker | Talara class | August 12, 2008[11] | capable of underway replenishment at sea from the stern |
| BAP Lobitos (ATP-153) | United States | Oil tanker | Sealift Pacific class | July 20, 2008[12] | ex-USNS Sealift Caribbean (T-AOT-174) |
The Naval Aviation Force ((Spanish): Fuerza de Aviación Naval, AVINAV) is the air branch of the Peruvian Navy, its roles include anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, maritime surveillance, reconnaissance and transport of marine personnel. It is also responsible for airborne operations of the Peruvian Marines.
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| Bofors 152 mm gun | Sweden | dual-purpose naval gun | 152/53 model 1942 | De Zeven Provinciën class cruiser | ||
| Oto Melara 127/54 Compact Gun | Italy | dual-purpose naval gun | 127/54 Compact | Lupo class frigate | ||
| Oto Melara 76/62 Compact Gun | Italy | dual-purpose naval gun | 76/62 Compact | PR-72P class corvette | ||
| Oto Melara Twin 40 Compact Gun | Italy | Close-in weapon system (CIWS) | Twin 40L70 | De Zeven Provinciën class cruiser Lupo class frigate PR-72P class corvette |
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| MBDA Otomat | Italy | anti-ship missile (AShM) | Otomat II Block 3 | De Zeven Provinciën class cruiser Lupo class frigate |
on December 8, 2008 an updated Otomat II Block 3 missile successfully launched from the BAP Aguirre, hit a target at a range in excess of 150 kilometers.[13] | |
| MBDA Exocet | France | anti-ship missile (AShM) | MM40 Block 3 | Lupo class frigate | four fire control systems and sixteen missiles ordered on December 15, 2010.[14] Scheduled to be installed in the 4 Aguirre class frigates. | |
| MBDA Exocet | France | anti-ship missile (AShM) | MM38 | PR-72P class corvette | ||
| MBDA Exocet | France | anti-ship missile (AShM) | AM39 Block 1 | ASH-3D Sea King | currently not embarked in any surface unit of the Peruvian Navy | |
| Surface-to-air missile | ||||||
| MBDA Aspide | Italy | surface-to-air missile (SAM) | Aspide 1A | Lupo class frigate | ||
| 9K38 Igla | Russia | MANPADS | 9K310 Igla-1 | PR-72P class corvette Peruvian Naval Infantry |
used in MGP-86 mount for close air defence to be replaced with the FN-6 missile system |
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| FN-6 | China | MANPADS | FN-6 | Peruvian Naval Infantry | a small batch acquired in July, 2009 for US$ 1.1 million[15] | |
| Torpedoes | ||||||
| Atlas Elektronik SUT | Germany | 533 mm heavyweight torpedo | SUT 264 | Type 209 submarine | ||
| Atlas Elektronik SST | Germany | 533 mm heavyweight torpedo | SST-4 mod 0 | Type 209 submarine | ||
| Mark 44 torpedo | United States | 324 mm lightweight torpedo | Mk 44 mod 1 | Lupo class frigate AB-212ASW ASH-3D |
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| Alenia-Whitehead A244/S | Italy | 324 mm lightweight torpedo | A244/S | Lupo class frigate AB-212ASW ASH-3D |
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The Peruvian Navy has been actively involved in several United Nations Peacekeeping Operations. As of June 2006 Naval Infantry and Special Operations troops have been deployed to United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) (embedded in the Argentine forces [4] ) and United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). Peruvian naval officers have also been deployed to United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC), United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI), United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) as United Nations Militar Observers (UNMOs).
According to current plans,in the near future the fleet is expected to be composed of 8 frigates, 6 corvettes, 6 submarines and two replenishment oilers. They will be supported by 3 maritime patrol aircraft and 8 antisubmarine warfare helicopters.
The Almirante Grau is currently the only operating gun cruiser in any navy, and Peru is one of only three nations to operate any cruisers at all, along with the United States and Russia.
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