- BAP Mariátegui (FM-54)
BAP "Mariátegui" (FM-54) is the last out of four "Carvajal" class
frigate s ordered by thePeruvian Navy in 1973. It was built by SIMA ("Servicio Industrial de la Marina", Navy Industrial Service) atCallao 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 Kinghelicopter s to land and refuel, even though they can't be housed in the ship'shangar .The "Mariátegui" is named after
Rear Admiral Ignacio Mariátegui who fought in the Peruvian War of Independence.Gallery
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* 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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