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

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

BAP Montero (FM-53) Wikipedia

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