The Lupo class is a class of frigates built by Cantieri Navali Riuniti (CNR) for the Italian Navy. Designed as multipurpose warships with an emphasis on anti-surface warfare (ASuW), they have enjoyed some success in the export market, being acquired by the navies of Peru and Venezuela. A small run of a slightly updated version is known as the Soldati class.
Peruvian Navy frigate BAP Carvajal participating in Southern Seas 2010
A starboard view of the Italian Lupo-class frigate Sagittario underway during exercise Distant Drum in 1983
BAP Villavicencio underway off Dungeness Spit, Washington, June 2015
Peruvian frigate BAP Carvajal maneuvers through the Caribbean Sea during UNITAS 46-05
The Peruvian Navy is the branch of the Peruvian Armed Forces tasked with surveillance, patrol and defense on lakes, rivers and the Pacific Ocean up to 200 nautical miles from the Peruvian littoral. Additional missions include assistance in safeguarding internal security, conducting disaster relief operations and participating in international peacekeeping operations.
Battle of Angamos, 8 October 1879
BAP Almirante Grau (CLM-81) in June 1973
BAP Almirante Grau (FM-53), current fleet flagship
BAP Río Quilca (PM-207) of the Peruvian Coast Guard
