BAP Villavicencio (FM-52)

BAP Villavicencio is the second out of four Carvajal-class frigates ordered by the Peruvian Navy in 1973. It was built by the Italian shipbuilder Cantieri Navali Riuniti at its shipyard in Riva Trigoso, Genoa. Delays in the building of the first ship of the class, BAP Carvajal, meant Villavicencio was commissioned first on 25 June 1979 with the pennant number FM-52.

BAP Villavicencio in June 2014
History
Peru
NameVillavicencio
NamesakeManuel Villavicencio
Ordered1973
BuilderCantieri Navali Riuniti (CNR)
Laid down21 April 1976
Launched7 February 1978
Commissioned25 June 1979
HomeportCallao
IdentificationFM-52
StatusActive in service
NotesITU callsign: OBHG
General characteristics
Class and typeCarvajal-class frigate
Displacement2,206 tonnes (2,525 tonnes full load)
Length
  • 113.2 m (371 ft) overall
  • 106 m (348 ft) waterline
Beam11.3 m (37 ft)
Draught3.7 m (12 ft)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 35 knots (65 km/h) with gas turbines
  • 21 knots (39 km/h) with diesel engines
Range4,350 nautical miles (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
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • Lambda intercept system
  • 2 SCLAR decoy launchers
Armament
Aircraft carried1 AB-212ASW helicopter
Aviation facilitiesFixed hangar for 1 medium helicopter

Villavicencio is named after Vice Admiral Manuel Villavicencio (1840–1925) who fought in the War of the Pacific.

Sources
  • Rodríguez, John (July 2002). "Las fragatas Lupo: una breve mirada retrospectiva y perspectivas". Revista de Marina. Year 95 (3): 8–32.
BAP Villavicencio FM-52 Underway off Dungeness Spit in Washington State, USA June 2015
Villavicencio underway off Dungeness Spit, Washington, June 2015. Note she is flying the American flag.
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