Italian frigate Sagittario (F 565)

Sagittario underway in 1983.
History
Italy
Name	Sagittario
Namesake	Sagittario
Builder	Fincantieri, Riva Trigoso, Genoa
Laid down	4 February 1976
Launched	22 June 1977
Commissioned	18 November 1978
Decommissioned	31 October 2005
Homeport	La Spezia
Identification	Pennant number: F 565
Motto	Non cohibetur sagitta
Fate	Sold to Peruvian Navy
Peru
Name	Quiñones
Namesake	José Quiñones Gonzales
Builder	Fincatieri, Riva Trigoso, Genoa
Commissioned	23 January 2006
Homeport	Callao
Identification	Pennant number: FM-58
Motto	Non cohibetur sagitta
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Carvajal-class frigate
Displacement	2,206 tonnes (2,525 tonnes full load)
Length	113.2 m (371 ft 5 in) overall 106.0 m (347 ft 9 in) waterline
Beam	11.3 m (37 ft 1 in)
Draught	3.7 m (12 ft 2 in)
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)
Range	4,350 nmi (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
Armament	8 Otomat Mk 2 SSMs 1 Albatros octuple launcher for Aspide SAM 2 ILAS-3 triple torpedo tubes 1 OTO Melara 127 mm/54 gun 2 OTO Melara Twin 40L70 DARDO compact gun
Aircraft carried	1 AB-212ASW helicopter or 1 ASH-3D Sea King (deck only)
Aviation facilities	Fixed hangar for 1 medium helicopter

Sagittario (F 565) is the second ship of the Lupo-class frigates of the Italian Navy. She was sold to Peruvian Navy in the 2000s. Quiñones (FM-58) is one of eight Carvajal-class frigates of the Peruvian Navy. It is named after José Quiñones Gonzales, a Peruvian pilot who was a hero of the Ecuadorian–Peruvian War who sacrificed himself to destroy an enemy position.

Construction and career[edit]

Italian service[edit]

The ship initially built for the Italian Navy and was named Sagittario with a pennant of F 565. The ship was laid down on 4 February 1976, was launched on 22 June 1977 by the shipyard Riva Trigoso and commissioned in the Italian Navy on 18 November 1977.

On 31 October 2005 Sagittario was decommissioned and transferred to the Navy of Peru.

Peruvian service[edit]

The Peruvian flag first flew over the ship on 23 January 2006 in La Spezia, Italy while it was being outfitted for Peruvian usage.

For its commissioning process, Quiñones sailed from the port of La Spezia in the Mediterranean Sea, across the Atlantic Ocean and into the Pacific Ocean via the Panama Canal, and south to its base in Callao where it arrived on 22 January 2007.

The ship has often performed in multi-national military exercises beside the United States Navy and other regional partners.^[1]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Sagittario (F 565) Marina Militare website