The Peruvian Navy Ship BAP Mollendo (ATC 131) is a vessel for transportation and logistics. With 18.400 tons displacement and 154 meters in length, she was built in the shipyards of the Industrial Service of the Navy of Peru (PERU-SIMA) in El Callao. She was released on July 15, 1970 and commissioned to the Navy May 25, 1972. She was originally named Ilo, and had a sister Rimac.[1] Her final name was taken from the town of Mollendo in southern Peru.
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Peru | |
| Builder | Servicio Industrial de Marina--Sima[1] |
| Launched | 15 July 1970[2] |
| Commissioned | 25 May 1972[2] |
| Out of service | December 2014 |
| Homeport | Callao |
| Identification | IMO number: 7025372 |
| Fate | Towed to be scrapped in Ecuador |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Auxiliary Cargo Ship |
| Tonnage | 13,000 dwt[1] |
| Displacement | 6,750 tons standard 18,400 tons full load[1][2] |
| Length | 153.8 m (505 ft)[2] |
| Beam | 20.48 m (67.2 ft)[2] |
| Height | Mast height 34.9m[2] |
| Draft | 9.39 m (30.8 ft)[2] |
| Propulsion | 1 Burmeister & Wain 6K47 diesel 11,600 hp (8.53 MW) 1 shaft[1] |
| Speed | 15.6 knots (28.9 km/h; 18.0 mph)[1] |
| Capacity | 13,000 tons cargo capacity[1] |
| Crew | 7 officers, 64 ratings[2] |
She operated as part of 2nd Surface Flotilla. She is prepared to transport vehicles, military personnel and material in logistic support operations.[2]
In 2002, the Mollendo underwent several amendments and fittings to be used as a training ship of the Navy Instruction and has been making trips abroad Instruction Cadets Second and Fourth Year of the Naval School of Peru, visiting many ports of the world