Fourth ship of the Lupo-class frigate of the Italian Navy
History
Italy
Name Orsa
Namesake Orsa
Builder Cantiere navale del Muggiano , Muggiano
Laid down 1 August 1977
Launched 1 March 1979
Commissioned 1 March 1980
Decommissioned 2003
Homeport La Spezia
Identification Pennant number : F 567
Motto Fortitude Fortior
Fate Sold to Peruvian Navy
History
Peru
Name Aguirre
Commissioned 3 November 2004
Homeport Callao
Identification Pennant number : FM-55
Status Active
General characteristics
Class and type Carvajal -class frigate
Displacement 2,206 tonnes (2,525 tonnes full load)
Length
Beam 11.3 m (37 ft 1 in)
Draught 3.7 m (12 ft 2 in)
Propulsion
Range 4,350 nmi (8,056 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h)
Complement 199 (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 facilities Fixed hangar for 1 medium helicopter
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 (FM-55) is one of eight Carvajal -class frigates of the Peruvian Navy .
Construction and career
Italian service
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
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 .
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