Name Villavicencio Ordered 1973 Commissioned 25 June 1979 Construction started 21 April 1976 Length 113 m Beam 11 m | Namesake Manuel Villavicencio Laid down 21 April 1976 Homeport Callao Launched 7 February 1978 Draft 3.7 m Builder Fincantieri | |
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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.
Villavicencio is named after Vice Admiral Manuel Villavicencio (1840–1925) who fought in the War of the Pacific.
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