BAP ''Carvajal'' was the first out of four ''Carvajal''-class

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s ordered by the

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in 1973. It was built by the Italian shipbuilder Cantieri Navali Riuniti at its shipyard in Riva Trigoso,

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. Though

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s were initiated on 9 June 1977 its commissioning was delayed until 23 December 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, though the

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is still too small to accommodate them. ''Carvajal'' was named after Vice Admiral

Melitón Carvajal Manuel Melitón Carvajal Ambulodegui (March 10, 1847 in Lima – September 19, 1935 in Lima), was a Peruvian naval commander and government official who was part of the crew of the ironclad ''Huáscar'' during the War of the Pacific. He was ...

(1845–1935) who fought in the

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. On 26 December 2013, after being stripped of its missile armament, fire control systems and main radar, the ship was reclassified as Patrullera Oceánica (Offshore patrol vessel) and transferred to the

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under the name BAP ''Guardiamarina San Martin'' (PO-201).

Footnotes

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 {{DEFAULTSORT:Carvajal (FM-51) Carvajal-class frigates 1976 ships Ships built by Fincantieri Ships built in Italy