BAP Carvajal (FM-51)
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 BAP Carvajal (FM-51) |
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| Career (Peru) |  |
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| Ordered: | 1973 |
| Builder: | Cantieri Navali Riuniti (CNR) |
| Laid down: | August 8, 1974 |
| Launched: | November 17, 1976 |
| Commissioned: | December 23, 1979 |
| Homeport: | Callao |
| Fate: | Active in service |
| Notes: | ITU callsign: OBHH |
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| 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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| Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h) with gas turbines 21 knots (39 km/h) with diesel engines |
| Range: | 4,350 nautical miles (8,056 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h) |
| Complement: | 193 (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 Carvajal (FM-51) is the first out of four Carvajal class frigates ordered by the Peruvian Navy in 1973. It was built by the Italian shipbuilder Cantieri Navali Riuniti at its shipyard in Riva Trigoso, Genoa. Though sea trials were initiated on June 9, 1977 its commissioning was delayed until December 23, 1979 due to delays in equipment deliveries by some subcontractors. 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 Carvajal is named after Vice Admiral Melitón Carvajal (1845-1935) who fought in the War of the Pacific.
[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).
- Jane's Fighting Ships 2005-2006
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