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BAP Montero (FM 53)

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Name
  
Montero

Ordered
  
1973

Laid down
  
16 June 1976

Construction started
  
16 June 1976

Length
  
113 m

Namesake
  
Lizardo Montero Flores

Builder
  
SIMA Callao

Commissioned
  
29 July 1984

Launched
  
8 October 1982

Beam
  
11 m

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BAP Montero is the third out of four Carvajal-class frigates ordered by the Peruvian Navy in 1973. It was built by SIMA (Servicio Industrial de la Marina) at Callao under license from the Italian shipbuilder Cantieri Navali Riuniti. As such, it was the first modern warship built in Peru. In late 2007 her flight deck was extended to allow ASH-3D Sea King helicopters to land and refuel, even though they can not be housed in the ship's hangar.

Montero is named after Rear Admiral Lizardo Montero Flores (1832–1905) who fought in the War of the Pacific.

International exercises

  • RIMPAC (Hawaii-USA) 2002.
  • SIFOREX (Peru) 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007.
  • UNITAS
  • Phase-0 (Puerto Rico) 1993, 1997.
  • Phase-4 (Peru) 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000.
  • Atlantic Phase 2003 (Argentina).
  • Pacific Phase 2004 (Peru), 2006 (Chile), 2007 (Peru).

    • References

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