Italian frigate Orsa (F 567)

Orsa (F 567) is the fourth ship of the Lupo-class frigate of the Italian Navy. She was sold to Peruvian Navy in the 2000s.[1]

Aguirre underway in Jacksonville on 4 May 2009.
History
Italy
NameOrsa
NamesakeOrsa
BuilderCantiere navale del Muggiano, Muggiano
Laid down1 August 1977
Launched1 March 1979
Commissioned1 March 1980
Decommissioned2003
HomeportLa Spezia
IdentificationPennant number: F 567
MottoFortitude Fortior
FateSold to Peruvian Navy
History
Peru
NameAguirre
Commissioned3 November 2004
HomeportCallao
IdentificationPennant number: FM-55
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeCarvajal-class frigate
Displacement2,206 tonnes (2,525 tonnes full load)
Length
Beam11.3 m (37 ft 1 in)
Draught3.7 m (12 ft 2 in)
Propulsion
Range4,350 nmi (8,056 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h)
Complement199 (22 officers)
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Selenia IPN-10 action data automation (CMS)
  • 1 RAN-10S early warning radar
  • 1 RAN-11L/X surface search radar
  • 2 RTN-10X fire control radar
  • 2 RTN-20X fire control radar
  • 1 Decca BridgeMaster II navigation radar
  • EDO 610E(P) hull sonar
Armament
Aircraft carried
Aviation facilitiesFixed hangar for 1 medium helicopter

Aguirre (FM-55) is one of eight Carvajal-class frigates of the Peruvian Navy.

Construction and career

Italian service
For other ships with the same name, see Italian ship Orsa.

The ship initially built for the Italian Navy and was named Perseo with a pennant of F 566. The ship was laid down on 1 August 1977, was launched on 1 March 1979 by the shipyard Riva Trigoso and commissioned in the Italian Navy on 1 March 1980.[2]

Peruvian service
For other ships with the same name, see BAP Aguirre.

She was commissioned on 3 November 2004 . For its commissioning process, Coronel Bolognesi sailed from the port of La Spezia in the Mediterranean Sea, across the Atlantic Ocean and into the Pacific Ocean via the Panama Canal, and south to its base in Callao.

References
  1. "Artigliere Class Light Frigates - Naval Technology". www.naval-technology.com. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
  2. "Lupo class Frigate Italian Navy Marina Militare Italiana". www.seaforces.org. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
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