List of Peruvian Navy ships

Vessels acquired in the 1840s and 1850s

Major warships

• Rimac, sidewwheel paddle steamer with brigantine rig, 683 tons. Sank 1855 after a collision at Punta San Juan, Ica, Peru.
• Mercedes sailing frigate, wrecked at Casma in 1854
• Amazonas screw frigate, 1,743 tons BOM, 33 guns,. Beached and lost on Abtao Island, 15 January 1866.
• Ucayali sidewheel paddle steamer with brigantine rig, ex-, 860 tons. Purchased in 1853.
• 44-gun screw frigate, 1,666 tons – took part on the rebel side in the Peruvian Civil War of 1856–1858; she was renamed on 22 April 1858, and took part in the blockade of the Ecuadorian port of Guayaquil; in December she was in a floating dock that capsized and sank, killing 100 people and injuring 88; she was raised on the second attempt in 1863, and then rebuilt and reverted to her original name; she took part in the Peruvian Civil War of 1865, and the Battle of Abtao against the Spanish Navy screw frigates and in 1866. From 1873 she served as a training ship, and in the War of the Pacific served as an armed pontoon at Callao until scuttled to prevent capture in 1881.

Minor warships

• Almirante Guise 415-ton sailing brigantine.
• Gamarra 415-ton sailing brigantine.
• Loa 648 ton BOM screw schooner:, armament 4 × 32-pdr. Took part on the rebel side in Peruvian Civil War of 1856–1858. Between April and November 1864, she was converted into an ironclad floating battery similar to he Confederate States Navy′s. – see under ironclads
• Tumbes 250-ton BOM screw schooner: armament 2 × 68-pdr. Took part in Peruvian Civil War of 1856–1858 and the Peruvian Civil War of 1865. Stricken 1866 and used as a pontoon at Callao. Sunk by the Chilean Navy 29 May 1880.

Transport vessels

• screw steamer, ex-Peytona, 480 tons. Purchased in 1857, named Lambayaque and renamed General Lerzundi. Sold to the Chilean Navy 1865 and renamed Lautaro..

Gunboats

• Morona, 500-ton steam river gunboat – part of the Amazonian fleet that arrived at Iquitos in 1864
• Pastaza, 500-ton steam river gunboat – part of the Amazonian fleet that arrived at Iquitos in 1864
• Napo, steam river gunboat – part of the Amazonian fleet that arrived at Iquitos in 1864
• Putumayo, steam river gunboat – part of the Amazonian fleet that arrived at Iquitos in 1864

Vessels acquired from 1860 to 1884

Ironclads

• Huáscar turret ship, 2030 tons, captured by Chile at the Battle of Angamos 1879.
• [Peruvian Ironclad warship|ironclad Independencia|Independencia], broadside ironclad 3,500 tons, shipwrecked in Punta Gruesa sunk aftermath the Battle of Iquique 1879.

Coast defence ironclads

• Loa 648 ton BOM steam schooner that took part on the rebel side in 1856–58 Peruvian civil war. From April to November 1864, Loa was converted into an ironclad similar to the. The conversion was by George S. Backus, and cost 364,823 soles de plata, equivalent to £70,000 Sterling. In 1877 the armour was removed and the Loa became a training ship. She was scuttled at Callao in January 1881 to prevent capture.
• Victoria a locally-built small monitor armed with a single 68-pdr Vavasseur smoothbore gun.

• Atahualpa. ex-USS Catawba; Atahualpa and Manco Cápac were purchased by Peru in 1868 for $400,000 US, and left New Orleans in January 1869, arriving in Peru in June 1870. Atahualpa was scuttled at Callao to avoid capture 1881.
• Manco Cápac ex-USS Oneota purchased by Peru in 1868, and arriving with Atahualpa in June 1870, scuttled at Arica to avoid capture 1880. Wreck was located in 2007, 2.5 miles off shore at depth of 100 feet.

Steam corvettes

• Unión ex-CSS Georgia, screw corvette 2017 tons . Sold to Peru after the French government stopped to sale to the Confederacy. Scuttled January 1881 to avoid capture.
• America ex-CSS Texas, screw corvette and sister-ship of BAP Union. Sold to Peru after the French government stopped to sale to the Confederacy. Lost during the Arica tsunami on 13 August 1868.
• Pilcomayo gun vessel 600 tons BOM.
• Chanchamayo gun vessel 600 tons BOM. shipwrecked in Falsa Punta Aguja in the north of Peru, 1876.

Cruisers

• , build in Kiel as a merchant ship Socrates to mislead the Chileans. Converted in an armoured gunboat in England and but embargoed by the Government of Great Britain in 1881, alleging the principle of neutrality. Arrived to Peru 1889. Refitted in Panama and rearmed 1920 as cruiser, then used as a submarine base ship, discarded 1935.
• Diogenes, build in Kiel as a merchant ship to mislead the Chileans, but embargoed by the Government of Great Britain in 1881, alleging the principle of neutrality. She was never armed or delivered to Peru, purchased by Japan 1895, but not delivered, acquired by US Navy in 1898 and renamed USS Topeka.

Torpedo boats

• Republica blown up by her crew to avoid falling into enemy hands on January 3, 1881.
• Alianza blown up by her crew to avoid falling into enemy hands on June 8, 1880.
• Allay captured by Chile in December 1879 on her delivery voyage to Callao and renamed Guacolda.
• No. 4, never completed.

Submarines

• Toro Submarino, local design by Federico Blume displacing 7.5 tons, scuttled to avoid capture at Callao 1881.

Gunboats

• Iquitos Converted merchant vessel, 50 tons. Rebuilt 1896, stricken 1967.
• Santa Rosa 420 tons, 2 × 6 in guns. Still in service 1905.
• Coronel Portillo ex-San Pablo. Converted merchant vessel, 49 tons. <---It has been assumed that this vessel was of similar date to Iquitos because it looks similar in the photos in Janes--->

• Yavari Commissioned 1871. Lengthened by 12m in the 19th century. Converted to diesel engine 1914. Paid off 1990 after 119 years service. Now open as a museum moored near the Sonesta Posada Hotel del Inca.
• Yapura Commissioned 1873. Probably converted to diesel in 1914. Still in service in 2012 under the name as a hospital ship stationed on Lake Titicaca.

Transport vessels

• Talismán transport steamer 1,310 tons BOM.
• Chalaco transport steamer 1,000 tons BOM, armed with two 40-pr and machineguns.
• Limeña paddle transport 1,163 tons BOM, armed with two 40-pr and machineguns.
• BAP Oroya paddle transport 1,597 tons BOM.
• Rímac transport steamer 1,805 tons captured to the Chilean Navy in 1879.

Vessels acquired from 1900 onwards

Cruisers

• BAP Almirante Grau Completed 1907. Refitted at Balboa, boilers re-tubed and modified for oil burning 1923–25, re-boilered by Yarrow 1934–35 after which was good for 23.5 knots. Served as depot ships in the 1950s and used for administrative and training purposes. Stricken 24 December 1958.
• BAP Coronel Bolognesi Completed 1907. Refitted at Balboa, boilers re-tubed and modified for oil burning 1923–25, re-boilered by Yarrow 1934–35 after which was good for 23.5 knots. Served as depot ships in the 1950s and used for administrative and training purposes. Stricken 24 December 1958.

• BAP Coronel Bolognesi CL-82 ex-HMS Ceylon Transferred to the Peruvian Navy 9 February 1960. Unlike her sister, Bolognesi had a lattice foremast and had an aft tripod mast, and radar fire control for its 4-in AA guns. Discarded May 1982.
• BAP Almirante Grau CL-81 ex- Incorporated into the Peruvian Navy 19 December 1959, and formally transferred 30 December 1959. Unlike her sister, Grau had two lattice masts. Renamed Capitán Quiñones 1973, and probably given pennant number CL-83 at the same time. Discarded 1979.

• BAP Almirante Grau CLM-81 ex-HNLMS De Ruyter, purchased 7 March 1973, commissioned 23 May 1973. modernised at Amersterdam March 1985 – January 1988, work completed in Callao later in 1988.
• BAP Aguirre ex-HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën

Destroyers

• Rodriguez ex-Actee. Arrived in Peru in 1914; stricken 1939, hulked.

• Guise ex-Estonian Lennuk, ex-Russian Avtroil 1,350 tons. Completed for the Russian Navy 1917, captured by the Royal Navy in the Baltic December 1918 and transferred to Estonia. Purchased from the Estonian Navy 1933. Served in the Amazon flotilla. Discarded c. 1947.

• Almirante Villar ex-Estonian Wambola, ex-Russian Spartak, ex-Kapitan 1-go ranga Miklukho-Maklai, ex-Kapitan Kinsbergen, 1,150 tons. Completed for the Russian Navy 1918, captured by the Royal Navy in the Baltic December 1918 and transferred to Estonia. Purchased from the Estonian Navy 1933. Served in the Amazon flotilla. Discarded c. 1954.

• BAP Villar ex-USS Benham
• BAP Almirante Guise ex-USS Isherwood

• BAP Palacios DM-73 ex-HMS Diana Purchased by Peru 1969 and major reconstruction in UK 1970–73, commissioned by Peruvian Navy February 1973, squid and associated sonar removed 1975–76 and helicopter landing deck put in its place, Refit 1978–79 removed aft twin 4.5-in gun and replaced with hangar for helicopter. Change was later reverted. Disposed of 1993.
• BAP Ferré DM-74 ex-HMS Decoy Purchased by Peru 1969 and major reconstruction in UK 1970–73, commissioned by Peruvian Navy April 1973, squid and associated sonar removed 1975–76 and helicopter landing deck put in its place, Refit 1978–79 removed aft twin 4.5-in gun and replaced with hangar for helicopter. Change was later reverted. Disposed of 2007.

• BAP García y García DD-75 ex-HNLMS Holland. Purchased and commissioned January 1978. Deleted 1986.

• BAP Colonel Bolognesi DD-70 ex-HNLMS Overijssel Commissioned June 1982, paid off and used for spares, deleted 1990.
• BAP Castilla DD-71 ex-HNLMS Utrecht Commissioned October 1980, paid off and used for spares, deleted 1990.
• BAP Guise DD-72 ex-HNLMS Drenthe Taken over June 1981, and commissioned September 1981, deleted 1985.
• BAP Capitan Quiñones DD-76 ex-HNLMS Limburg Later renamed Quiñones. Commissioned June 1980, deleted 1991.
• BAP Villar DD-77 ex-HNLMS Amsterdam Commissioned May 1980, deleted 1991.
• BAP Gálvez DD-78 ex-HNLMS Groningen Commissioned March 1981, deleted 1991.
• BAP Diez Canseco DD-79 ex-HNLMS Rotterdam Commissioned June 1981, deleted 1991.

Frigates

• BAP Aguirre D-1, in 1959 DE-1, in 1960 DE-62. ex-USS Waterman. Transferred to Peru 26 October 1951 under Mutual Defense Assistance Program. Original triple torpedo tube mounting removed. Reconditioned in US, arrived in Peru 24 May 1952. According to Conways, sunk in 1974 in Exocet test, though Janes in 1982 said that the hulk of ex-Aguirre was stripped of armament and some upperworks and was serving as floating electrical power station.
• BAP Castilla D-2, in 1959 DE-2, in 1960 DE-61. ex-USS Bangust. Transferred to Peru 26 October 1951 under Mutual Defense Assistance Program. Original triple torpedo tube mounting removed. Reconditioned in US, arrived in Peru 24 May 1952. By 1977 she was a pontoon ship at Iquitos serving as a floating training centre. Struck off 1979. The hulk of ex-Castilla was in use as a training ship at Iquitos in 1982.
• BAP Rodríguez D-3, in 1959 DE-3, in 1960 DE-63 ex-USS Weaver. Transferred to Peru 26 October 1951 under Mutual Defense Assistance Program. Original triple torpedo tube mounting removed. Reconditioned in US, arrived in Peru 24 May 1952. Struck off 1979. Rodríguez was in use as a submarine accommodation ship in 1982.

• BAP Teniente Gálvez F1. ex-USS Woonsocket Purchased 1948 and initially known as Teniente Gálvez, but by 1954 or 1955 as Gálvez. Overhauled in US 1952. Discarded 1961 and broken up.

• BAP Teniente Palacios F-2, in 1959 FE-2, in 1960 FE-65. ex-HMCS St. Pierre Purchased 1947, and initially known as Teniente Palacios, but by 1954 or 1955 as Palacios, modernised with new guns and fire control in US 1952, discarded 1966.
• BAP Teniente Ferré F-3, in 1959 FE-3, in 1960 FE-66. ex-HMCS Poundmaker Purchased 1947, and initially known as Teniente Ferré, but by 1954 or 1955 as Ferré, modernised with new guns and fire control in US 1952, discarded 1966.

• BAP Carvajal FM-51 Commissioned 5 February 1979, deck extension to allow it to operate ASH-3D Sea King from the deck fitted 1998, fitted with air search radar from Almirante Grau 2003, still in service.
• BAP Villavisencio FM-52 Commissioned 25 June 1979, helicopter in-flight refuelling facilities for ASH-3D Sea King fitted 1989, still in service.
• BAP Montero FM-53 Commissioned 25 July 1984, helicopter in-flight refuelling facilities for ASH-3D Sea King fitted 1989, still in service.
• BAP Mariátegui FM-54 Commissioned 10 October 1987, deck extension to allow it to operate ASH-3D Sea King from the deck fitted 1998, still in service.

• BAP Aguirre FM-55 ex-MM Orsa ex-F-567. Transferred 3 November 2004 and refitted at Muggianp for 8 months, arrived Callao mid-2005. Still in service.
• BAP Palacios FM-56 ex-MMLupo ex-F-564. Transferred 3 November 2004 and refitted at Muggianp for 8 months, arrived Callao mid-2005. Still in service.
• BAP Bolognesi FM-57 ex-MM Perseo ex-F-566. Transferred 28 October 2005, commissioned 23 January 2006, arrived Callao 18 August 2006. Still in service.
• BAP Quiñones FM-58 ex-MM Sagitario ex-F-565. Transferred 28 October 2005, commissioned 23 January 2006, arrived Callao 20 January 2007. Still in service.

Corvettes

• BAP Velarde CM-21 Ordered 1976, commissioned 25 July 1980. Still in service 2008.
• BAP Santillana CM-22 Ordered 1976, commissioned 25 July 1980. Still in service 2008.
• BAP De los Heros CM-23 Ordered 1976, commissioned 17 November 1980. Still in service 2008.
• BAP Herrera CM-24 Ordered 1976, commissioned 10 February 1981. Still in service 2008.
• BAP Larrea CM-25 Ordered 1976, commissioned 16 June 1981. Still in service 2008.
• BAP Sánchez Carrión CM-26 Ordered 1976, commissioned 14 September 1981. Still in service 2008.

• BAP Ferre CM-27 ex ROKSGyeongju. Transferred and commissioned in 2015.
• BAP Guise CM-28 ex ROSKS Suncheon. Transferred and commissioned in 2021.

Submarines

• Ferré Stricken 1919.
• Palacios Stricken 1919.

• BAP R-1 Refitted at builder's yard in 1935; overhauled in US in 1950. Renamed Islay 1957, stricken 1960.
• BAP R-2 Refitted at builder's yard in 1935; overhauled in US in 1950. Renamed Casma 1957, stricken 1960.
• BAP R-3 Delivered 1928, refitted at builder's yard in 1936; overhauled in US in 1950, renamed Pacocha 1957, stricken 1960.
• BAP R-4 Delivered 1928, refitted at builder's yard in 1936; overhauled in US in 1950, renamed Arica 1957, stricken 1960.
• R-5 projected in 1926, but not funded.
• R-6 projected in 1926, but not funded.

• BAP Dos de Mayo Pennant number 6, from 1959 SS-1, from 1960 SS-41. Completed June 1954, initially known as Lobo, but renamed Dos de Mayo in April 1957. Discarded 1999.
• BAP Abtao Pennant number 5, from 1959 SS-2, from 1960 SS-42. Completed February 1954, initially known as Tiburon, but renamed Abtao in April 1957. Decommissioned 1998 and became museum 2004.
• BAP Angamos Pennant number 7, from 1959 SS-3, from 1960 SS-43. Completed July 1957, initially known as Atun, but renamed Angamos in April 1957. Discarded 1990.
• BAP Iquique Pennant number 8, from 1959 SS-4, from 1960 SS-44. Completed October 1957, initially known as Merlin, but renamed Iquique in April 1957. Discarded 1993.

• BAP Pacocha ex USS Atule
• BAP La Pedrera ex USS Sea Poacher

• BAP Islay
• BAP Arica

• BAP Angamos ex BAP Casma
• BAP Antofagasta
• BAP Pisagua ex BAP Blume
• BAP Chipana ex BAP ''Pisagua''

River gunboats

• Napo – Extant 1947

• BAP Marañón CF-401 ex-CF-13.
• BAP Ucayali CF-402 ex-CF-14.

• BAP Clavero
• BAP ''Putumayo''

Amphibious warfare vessels

• BAP Chimbote LT-34 ex-m/s Rawhiti, ex-US LST-283, later renumbered DT-142. Sold to Peru by a British firm 1951. Deleted c. 1984.

• BAP Paita (1943) LT-35 ex-USS Burnett County LST-512, acquired by Peru in 1957. Employed as a training ship for the Peruvian Naval Academy. Later renumbered DT-141. By the early 1980s was operating helicopters from upper deck amidships. Deleted 1983.
• BAP Salaverry DT-140 ex m/s Iquitos, ex-m/s Carpine, ex-US LST??. Acquired 1977 from a commercial firm, deleted 1986.

• Lomas 36, ex-US LSM-396. Transferred to Peru 1959, deleted 1986.
• Atico 37, ex-US LSM-554. Transferred to Peru 1959, deleted 1986.

• BAP Paita DT-141 ex-USS Walworth County LST-1164. Leased from US Navy for five years on 7 August 1984; recommissioned 4 March 1985; leased later extended to 1994. She was in service as a seagoing vessel in February 2008.
• BAP Pisco DT-142 ex-USS Waldo County LST-1163. Leased from US Navy for five years on 7 August 1984; recommissioned 4 March 1985; leased later extended to 1994. As of 1992 Pisco was non-operational providing spares for the others. However she was in service as a seagoing vessel in February 2008.
• BAP Callao DT-143 ex-USS Washoe County LST-1165. Leased from US Navy for five years on 7 August 1984; recommissioned 4 March 1985; leased later extended to 1994. Discarded as target ship for training 2021.
• BAP Eten DT-144 ex-USS Traverse County LST-1160. Leased from US Navy for five years on 7 August 1984; recommissioned 4 March 1985; leased later extended to 1994. Still in service.

• BAP Pisco AMP-156
• BAP Paita AMP-157 under construction in SIMA Perú.

Oilers

• Commissioned 1946, ex-Mariscal Castilla, ex-Preserver, scrapped 1961.

• Talara ATP-53 laid down 1953, completed 1955. Probably retired 1970s.

• Mollendo ATP-151 purchased 1967, by 1978 was in reserve.

• BAP Talara ATP-152
• BAP Bayovar ATP-??? Laid down 9 July 1976, launched 18 July 1977; originally ordered by the state oil company Petroperu, and transferred to the Navy whilst building. Sold back to Petroperu in 1979 and renamed Pavayacu.

• BAP Bayovar ATP-150 ex-m/s Loreto II, ex-m/s St Vincent. Purchased by Peruvian Navy from Peruvian civil company 1986.

• BAP Lobitos ATP-153 ex-USNS Sealift Caribbean Transferred to the Peruvian Navy 18 May 1997.

• BAP Bayovar ATP-154 ex-m/s Petr Schmidt. Bayovar arrived in Callao on 16 February 2007, commissioned Peruvian Navy on 15 April 2007.
• BAP Zorritos ATP-155 ex-m/s Grigoriy Nesterenko. Zorritos arrived at Callao on 15 March 2007, commissioned Peruvian Navy on 15 April 2007.

Transports

• Callao ATC-32 Former Hamburg-America liner Monserrate, Salved and seized by Peru 1 April 1941, after scuttled by Germans.

• BAP Mollendo ATC-131 Launched 15 July 1970, commissioned 25 May 1972. ex BAP Ilo. Still in service.
• Rimac In 1973, transferred from the navy to the State Shipping Company for commercial use.

Tugs

• Franco ARB-124 ex-USS Menewa YTM-2, transferred to Peru March 1947, still in service 1992.

• Guardián Ríos ARB-123 ex-USS Pinto ATF-90, transferred to Peru 1960 on loan, and delivered January 1961, sold to Peru 17 May 1974. Still in service in 1992.

• Olya ex-USS ATR-25, purchased 1947?, scrapped 1961.
• Selendon ARB-21 ex-Condestible Selendon, ex-USS ATR-31, purchased 1947. Disposed of in the mid-1960s to early 1970s.

• Unanue AH-170 ex-ARB-136, ex-USS Wateree ATA-174, purchased from USA in November 1961 under military aid programme. Refitted in 1985 for operations in the Antarctic and then served as a survey and oceanographic survey ship.

• Contraestre Navarro added to the fleet February 1973, served in Amazon flotilla. No longer in service 1992.

• Mejia ARB-120
• Huerta ARB-121
• Dueñas ARB-126
• ARB-180
• ARB-181
• ARB-185
• ARB-186

Floating docks

• ADF-108 displacement 600 tons, still in service 1992.
• ADF-106 ex-ADF-111, ex-WY-19, ex-US AFDL-33, transferred to Peru July 1959, displacement 1,900 tons, still in service 1992.
• ADF-107 ex-ADF-112, ex-WY-20, ex-US ARD-8, transferred to Peru February 1961, displacement 5,200 tons, still in service 1992.
• ADF-109 displacement 18,000 tons, still in service 1992.
• ADF-110 displacement 4,500 tons.

Harbour tankers oil/water

• Mantilla ACA-110 ex-ACA-141, ex-US YW-122, loaned to Peru July 1963, sold to Peru 15 September 1979. Thought to be out of service.
• Noguera ACP-118 ex-US YO-221, transferred to Peru January 1975. Thought to be still in service.
• Gauden ACP-119 ex-US YO-171, transferred to Peru 20 January 1981. Thought to be still in service.
• Caloyeras ACA-111 ex-US YW-128, transferred to Peru 26 January 1981. Still in service.

• ABA-330 ex-ABA-091, still in service 1992.
• ABA-332 ex-ABA-113, still in service 1992.

Torpedo recovery vessels

• BAP San Lorenzo ART-322 Shipped to Peru September 1981, still in service.

Hydrographic survey ships

• BAP Carrasco AH-171 ex HNLMS Abcoude Still in service.

• BAP Carrillo AH-175 ex-HNLMS van Hamel, acquired February 1985. Still in service.
• BAP Melo AH-176 ex-HNLMS van der Wel, acquired February 1985. Still in service.

• BAP Stiglich AH-172 ex-Rio Cillon. Transferred from Coast Guard. Still in service.

• BAP AEH-173 Presumably commissioned 1980. No longer in service.

• BAP AEH-174 Still in service.

Sailing training ship

• BAP Unión BEV-161 It is a four-masted, steel-hulled, class "A" barque. She has been considered the largest sail vessel in Latin America.

Sailing yachts

• BAP Marte ALY-313 Still in service.