''Sagittario'' (F 565) is the second ship of the s of the

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. She was sold to

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 the 2000s. ''Quiñones'' (FM-58) is one of eight ''Carvajal''-class frigates of the Peruvian Navy. It is named after

José Quiñones Gonzales José Abelardo Quiñones Gonzáles (April 22, 1914 – July 23, 1941) was a Peruvian military aviator and posthumously became a national hero for his actions at the Battle of Zarumilla during the Ecuadorian–Peruvian War of 1941. Early life Qui ...

, a Peruvian pilot who was a hero of the

Ecuadorian–Peruvian War The Ecuadorian–Peruvian War, known locally as the War of '41 ( es, link=no, Guerra del 41), was a South American border war fought between 5–31 July 1941. It was the first of three military conflicts between Ecuador and Peru during the 20th ...

who sacrificed himself to destroy an enemy position.

Construction and career

Italian service

The ship initially built for the

Italian Navy "Fatherland and Honour" , patron = , colors = , colors_label = , march = ( is the return of soldiers to their barrack, or sailors to their ship after a ...

and was named ''Sagittario'' with a pennant of F 565. The ship was

laid down Laying the keel or laying down is the formal recognition of the start of a ship's construction. It is often marked with a ceremony attended by dignitaries from the shipbuilding company and the ultimate owners of the ship. Keel laying is one o ...

on 4 February 1976, was launched on 22 June 1977 by the shipyard Riva Trigoso and commissioned in the

Italian Navy "Fatherland and Honour" , patron = , colors = , colors_label = , march = ( is the return of soldiers to their barrack, or sailors to their ship after a ...

on 18 November 1977. On 31 October 2005 ''Sagittario'' was decommissioned and transferred to the Navy of Peru.

Peruvian service

The Peruvian flag first flew over the ship on 23 January 2006 in

La Spezia, Italy La Spezia (, or , ; in the local Spezzino dialect) is the capital city of the province of La Spezia and is located at the head of the Gulf of La Spezia in the southern part of the Liguria region of Italy. La Spezia is the second largest city ...

while it was being outfitted for Peruvian usage. For its commissioning process, ''Quiñones'' sailed from the port of La Spezia in the Mediterranean Sea, across the Atlantic Ocean and into the Pacific Ocean via the

Panama Canal The Panama Canal ( es, Canal de Panamá, link=no) is an artificial waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean and divides North and South America. The canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama and is a conduit ...

, and south to its base in

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 ...

where it arrived on 22 January 2007. The ship has often performed in multi-national

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s beside the

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and other regional partners.

References

External links

Sagittario (F 565)
Marina Militare website {{DEFAULTSORT:Sagittario (F 565) Carvajal-class frigates 1977 ships Ships built by Fincantieri Ships built in Italy