BAP ''Mariátegui'' is the last out of four
''Carvajal''-class frigate
A frigate () is a type of warship. In different eras, the roles and capabilities of ships classified as frigates have varied somewhat.
The name frigate in the 17th to early 18th centuries was given to any full-rigged ship built for speed and ...
s ordered by the
Peruvian Navy
The Peruvian Navy ( es, link=no, 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 from the Peruvian littoral. Addit ...
in 1973. It was built by SIMA (Servicio Industrial de la Marina) at
Callao
Callao () is a Peruvian seaside city and Regions of Peru, region on the Pacific Ocean in the Lima metropolitan area. Callao is Peru's chief seaport and home to its main airport, Jorge Chávez International Airport. Callao municipality consists o ...
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 are too large to be accommodated in the ship's
hangar.
''Mariátegui'' is named after
Rear Admiral
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Ignacio Mariátegui who fought in the Peruvian War of Independence.
Gallery
Image:DN-SD-02-01940.jpg, BAP ''Mariátegui'' (FM-54) underway during Teamwork South 99
Image:060706-N-8629M-261.jpg, RIMPAC 2006 - BAP ''Mariátegui'' (FM-54) departs from Pearl Harbor
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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1984 ships
Carvajal-class frigates
Ships built in Peru