Italian frigate Lupo (F 564)

Lupo (F 564) was the lead ship of the Lupo-class frigate of the Italian Navy. She was sold to Peruvian Navy in the 2000s.[1]

Lupo underway in 1980s.
History
Italy
NameLupo
NamesakeLupo
BuilderFincantieri, Riva Trigoso, Genoa
Laid down11 October 1974
Launched29 July 1976
Commissioned12 September 1977
Decommissioned2003
HomeportLa Spezia
IdentificationPennant number: F 564
MottoFulmineo sulla preda
FateSold to Peruvian Navy
History
Peru
NamePalacios
Commissioned3 November 2004
HomeportCallao
IdentificationPennant number: FM-56
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

Pelacios (FM-56) 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 Lupo.

The ship initially built for the Italian Navy and was named Lupo with a pennant of F 564. The ship was laid down on 11 October 1974, was launched on 19 July 1976 by the shipyard Riva Trigoso and commissioned in the Italian Navy on 12 September 1977.[2]

In 2003, Lupo was decommissioned and transferred to the Navy of Peru.

Peruvian service

The Peruvian flag first flew over the ship on 3 November 2004 in La Spezia, Italy while it was being outfitted for Peruvian usage.

For its commissioning process, Palacios 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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