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
Name	Villavicencio
Namesake	Manuel Villavicencio
Ordered	1973
Builder	Cantieri Navali Riuniti (CNR)
Laid down	21 April 1976
Launched	7 February 1978
Commissioned	25 June 1979
Homeport	Callao
Identification	FM-52
Status	Active in service
Notes	ITU callsign: OBHG
General characteristics
Class and type	Carvajal-class frigate
Displacement	2,206 tonnes (2,525 tonnes full load)
Length	113.2 m (371 ft) overall 106 m (348 ft) waterline
Beam	11.3 m (37 ft)
Draught	3.7 m (12 ft)
Propulsion	2-shaft CODOG system 2 GE / Fiat LM2500 gas turbines 50,000 shp (37,000 kW) 2 GMT A230-20 diesel engines 7,800 shp (5,800 kW)
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h) with gas turbines 21 knots (39 km/h) with diesel engines
Range	4,350 nautical miles (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
Electronic warfare & decoys	Lambda intercept system 2 SCLAR decoy launchers
Armament	8 Otomat Mk 2 SSMs 1 Albatros octuple launcher for Aspide SAM 2 ILAS-3 triple torpedo tubes 1 OTO Melara 127mm/54 gun 2 OTO Melara Twin 40L70 DARDO compact gun
Aircraft carried	1 AB-212ASW helicopter
Aviation facilities	Fixed 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 (3). Year 95: 8–32.

Villavicencio underway off Dungeness Spit, Washington, June 2015. Note she is flying the American flag.