The Lupo class is a class of frigates built by Cantieri Navali Riuniti (CNR) for the Italian Navy. Designed as multipurpose warships with an emphasis on anti-surface warfare (ASuW), they have enjoyed some success in the export market, being acquired by the navies of Peru and Venezuela. A small run of a slightly updated version is known as the Soldati class.
Peruvian Navy frigate BAP Carvajal participating in Southern Seas 2010
For the first part of the requirement, CNR presented a design for a 2,500-ton frigate with a high speed and a heavy weapons load. The ship employed a CODOGpropulsion plant to achieve 35 knots, making it one of the fastest warships at the time. Armament included 8 SSMs, 8 SAMs, several gun systems, 2 triple torpedo tubes and an ASW helicopter, which was equivalent to that carried by larger warships. Lupo-class frigates have a crew of around 200.
Italian Navy
The Italian Navycommissioned four Lupo-class frigates between 1977 and 1980. These ships were deployed to the Persian Gulf first as escorts for tankers during the last stages of the Iran–Iraq War (1987–1988) and then as part of the Coalition forces during the 1990–1991 Gulf War. After these operations, the whole class underwent modernization which included fitting an SPS-702 CORA surface search radar and SATCOM equipment. After two decades in service, the four Italian Lupo-class frigates were decommissioned and sold to Peru in the early 2000s.
In 1996 four new Lupo-class frigates which had been built for Iraq in 1985–87, were incorporated into the Italian Navy as the Artigliere class. These ships feature a telescopic hangar; they were refitted as patrol ships and changes made for Italian service included the removal of all ASW equipment. The four ships are Artigliere ("artilleryman" - pennant F 582), Aviere ("airman" - F 583), Bersagliere ("sharpshooter" - F 584) and Granatiere ("grenadier" - F 585), and are used in fleet escort or long-range patrolling duties.
Iraq ordered four Lupo-class frigates from CNR in 1980 as part of a naval expansion program just before the Iran–Iraq War.[1] These ships, which feature a telescopic hangar were completed between 1985 and 1987. Due to restrictions on arm sales to Iraq because of the Iran-Iraq War placed by the Italian prime minister Bettino Craxi, the ships remained interned in Italy until the end of that war in 1988. Iraqi President Saddam Hussein then tried to renegotiate the price of these ships (and the other ships purchased from Italy), claiming he should receive a discount due to the delay in delivery of the ships.[1] Negotiations and court proceedings were still ongoing when Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990 and a new arms embargo against Iraq was placed by the United Nations, again blocking the sale.[1] In 1993 all of them were seized and, after being refitted as patrol ships, incorporated to the Italian Navy as the Soldati class in 1996. Changes made for Italian service included the removal of all ASW equipment. The four ships are Artigliere (pennant F 582), Aviere (F 583), Bersagliere (F 584) and Granatiere (F 585), and are used in fleet escort or long range patrolling duties. The Philippines considered acquiring the Soldati class in 2012.[2]
Peruvian frigate BAP Carvajal maneuvers through the Caribbean Sea during UNITAS 46-05
Peru became involved early in the Lupo-class frigate program, ordering four ships in 1973. The Peruvian ships were built to a modified design which included different radars, Aspide instead of Sea Sparrow SAMs, and a fixed instead of a telescopic hangar. The first two were built by CNR at its shipyard in Riva Trigoso, Genoa, and commissioned in 1979.
Construction work for the second pair was carried out under license by SIMA (Servicio Industrial de la Marina, Navy Industrial Service) at Callao, with the ships commissioning in 1984 and 1987. Of the Peruvian Lupos, BAP Carvajal (FM-51), BAP Mariátegui (FM-54), BAP Villavicencio (FM-52) and BAP Montero (now BAP Almirante Grau) (FM-53) had their flight decks extended to allow ASH-3D Sea King helicopters to land and refuel, even though they cannot be housed in the ship's hangar.
In November 2004 other ex-Italian Lupo-class vessels were incorporated into the Peruvian Navy: BAP Aguirre (FM-55) (ex-Orsa) and BAP Palacios (FM-56) (ex-Lupo). Finally in August 2006 the last Italian Lupo ships arrived in Callao: BAP Quiñones (FM-58) and BAP Bolognesi (FM-57). In 2013, Carvajal was transferred to the Peruvian Coast Guard and renamed Guardiamarina San Martin.[4]
A starboard bow view of ARV General Salom prior to its upgrade
ARV General Soublette (F-24) and ARV General Salóm (F-25) docked alongside in port
Venezuela ordered six Lupo-class frigates from CNR in 1975 as a replacement for older warships. These units were commissioned between 1980 and 1982. In general terms, their appearance and equipment is similar to those built for Peru, except for some differences in electronics and missiles. The first two ships, ARV Mariscal Sucre (F-21) and ARV Almirante Brión (F-22) were upgraded by Ingalls Shipbuilding over a four years period (1998–2002). Modifications of these two ships included:
Fitting of Elbit NTCS 2000 combat management system
Fitting of EltaEL/M-2238 Single Face STAR 3D air/surface radar
Replacement of 2 GMT A230-20M diesel engines with 2 MTU 20V 1163.
The other ships in Venezuelan service were expected to undergo an austere version of this upgrade, but three ships were eventually taken out of service.
(in Spanish) Rodríguez, John, "Las fragatas Lupo: una breve mirada retrospectiva y perspectivas". Revista de Marina, Year 95, No. 3: 8–32 (July / December 2002).
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The Lupo class is a class of frigates built by Cantieri Navali Riuniti CNR for the Italian Navy Designed as multipurpose warships with an emphasis on anti surface warfare ASuW they have enjoyed some success in the export market being acquired by the navies of Peru and Venezuela A small run of a slightly updated version is known as the Soldati class Peruvian Navy frigate BAP Carvajal participating in Southern Seas 2010Class overviewNameLupo classBuildersCantieri Navali Riuniti CNR Fincantieri SIMAOperators Italian Navy Peruvian Navy Bolivarian Navy of VenezuelaPreceded byAlpino classSucceeded byMaestrale classSubclassesCarvajal class Mariscal Sucre class Artigliere Soldati classIn commission1977Planned18Completed18Active14Laid up1Preserved3General characteristicsTypeGuided missile frigateDisplacement2 506 t 2 466 long tons full loadLength113 2 m 371 ft LOABeam11 3 m 37 ft Draft3 7 m 12 ft Propulsion CODOG scheme 2 x shaft 2 x GE Fiat LM2500 gas turbines 50 000 shp 37 000 kW 2 x diesel engines Grandi Motori Trieste GMT A230 20 diesel engines 7 800 shp 5 8 MW 4 x diesel engine generators Grandi Motori Trieste GMT 236SS 3 000 kW 4 000 shp Speed35 kn 65 km h with gas turbines 21 kn 39 km h with dieselsRange4 300 nmi 8 000 km at 16 kn 30 km h Complement185 20 officers Sensors and processing systems Selenia SADOC 2 combat management system 1 x Selenia SPS 774 RAN 10S early warning radar 1 x Selenia SPQ 2F CORA OTH surface search radar 1 x Selenia SPS 702 or RAN 11L X air surface search radar 1 x Selenia SPG 70 RTN 10X fire control radar 1 x Raytheon Mk 95 fire control radar 2 x Selenia SPG 74 RTN 20X fire control radar 1 x GEM Elettronica AN SPN 748 navigation radar Raytheon DE 1160B SQS 56 hull sonarElectronic warfare amp decoys SLR 4 ESM system SLQ D ECM system AN SLQ 25 Nixie torpedo decoy 2 x Breda SCLAR decoy launchersArmament 8 x Otomat Mk 2 SSMs 1 x Mk 29 octuple launcher for Sea Sparrow Aspide SAM 2 x Mark 32 triple torpedo tubes 1 x OTO Melara 127 54 mm gun 2 x OTO Melara Twin 40L70 DARDO compact gunAircraft carried1 AB 212ASW helicopterAviation facilitiesFlight deck 25 2 m 11 3 m 83 ft 37 ft Telescopic hangar for 1 medium helicopter Contents 1 Design 2 Italian Navy 2 1 Ships 2 2 Soldati class patrol frigate 3 Peruvian Navy 3 1 Ships 4 Venezuelan Navy 4 1 Ships 5 See also 6 References 7 Sources 8 External linksDesign EditIn the early 1970s the Italian Navy faced an increased Soviet naval presence in the Mediterranean Sea which constituted a threat to its sea lines of communication as well as to its extensive coastline To parry this menace Italy started a naval expansion program which included frigates focused on ASuW Lupo class and on ASW Maestrale class For the first part of the requirement CNR presented a design for a 2 500 ton frigate with a high speed and a heavy weapons load The ship employed a CODOG propulsion plant to achieve 35 knots making it one of the fastest warships at the time Armament included 8 SSMs 8 SAMs several gun systems 2 triple torpedo tubes and an ASW helicopter which was equivalent to that carried by larger warships Lupo class frigates have a crew of around 200 Italian Navy EditThe Italian Navy commissioned four Lupo class frigates between 1977 and 1980 These ships were deployed to the Persian Gulf first as escorts for tankers during the last stages of the Iran Iraq War 1987 1988 and then as part of the Coalition forces during the 1990 1991 Gulf War After these operations the whole class underwent modernization which included fitting an SPS 702 CORA surface search radar and SATCOM equipment After two decades in service the four Italian Lupo class frigates were decommissioned and sold to Peru in the early 2000s In 1996 four new Lupo class frigates which had been built for Iraq in 1985 87 were incorporated into the Italian Navy as the Artigliere class These ships feature a telescopic hangar they were refitted as patrol ships and changes made for Italian service included the removal of all ASW equipment The four ships are Artigliere artilleryman pennant F 582 Aviere airman F 583 Bersagliere sharpshooter F 584 and Granatiere grenadier F 585 and are used in fleet escort or long range patrolling duties Ships Edit Italian Navy Lupo classPennantnumber Ship Builder Hullnumber Laid down Launched Commissioned Motto FateF 564 Lupo Cantieri Navali Riuniti Riva Trigoso 300 11 October 1974 29 July 1976 12 September 1977 Fulmineo sulla preda Transferred to Peru renamed PalaciosF 565 Sagittario 301 4 February 1976 22 June 1977 18 November 1978 Non cohibetur sagitta Transferred to Peru renamed QuinonesF 566 Perseo 302 28 February 1977 12 July 1978 1 March 1980 Vincera chi vorra vincere Transferred to Peru renamed Coronel BolognesiF 567 Orsa Cantieri Navali Riuniti Muggiano 303 1 August 1977 1 March 1979 1 March 1980 Fortitude Fortior Transferred to Peru renamed Aguirre A starboard view of the Italian Lupo class frigate Sagittario underway during exercise Distant Drum in 1983 BAP Villavicencio underway off Dungeness Spit Washington June 2015 Soldati class patrol frigate Edit Iraq ordered four Lupo class frigates from CNR in 1980 as part of a naval expansion program just before the Iran Iraq War 1 These ships which feature a telescopic hangar were completed between 1985 and 1987 Due to restrictions on arm sales to Iraq because of the Iran Iraq War placed by the Italian prime minister Bettino Craxi the ships remained interned in Italy until the end of that war in 1988 Iraqi President Saddam Hussein then tried to renegotiate the price of these ships and the other ships purchased from Italy claiming he should receive a discount due to the delay in delivery of the ships 1 Negotiations and court proceedings were still ongoing when Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990 and a new arms embargo against Iraq was placed by the United Nations again blocking the sale 1 In 1993 all of them were seized and after being refitted as patrol ships incorporated to the Italian Navy as the Soldati class in 1996 Changes made for Italian service included the removal of all ASW equipment The four ships are Artigliere pennant F 582 Aviere F 583 Bersagliere F 584 and Granatiere F 585 and are used in fleet escort or long range patrolling duties The Philippines considered acquiring the Soldati class in 2012 2 Italian Navy Soldati classPennantnumber Ship Builder Hullnumber Laid down Launched Commissioned Decommissioned MottoF 582 Artigliere ex Hittin Fincantieri Ancona 903 31 March 1982 27 July 1983 28 October 1994 13 December 2013 Primi VelitumF 583 Aviere ex Thi Qar 904 3 September 1982 19 December 1984 4 January 1995 2 October 2019 Virtute Siderum TenusF 584 Bersagliere ex Al Yarmouk Fincantieri Riva Trigoso 905 12 March 1984 18 April 1985 8 November 1995 17 April 2018 3 Pro Patria F 585 Granatiere ex Al Qadisiya Fincantieri Ancona 906 1 December 1983 1 June 1985 20 March 1996 30 September 2015 A me le guardiePeruvian Navy Edit Peruvian frigate BAP Carvajal maneuvers through the Caribbean Sea during UNITAS 46 05 Peru became involved early in the Lupo class frigate program ordering four ships in 1973 The Peruvian ships were built to a modified design which included different radars Aspide instead of Sea Sparrow SAMs and a fixed instead of a telescopic hangar The first two were built by CNR at its shipyard in Riva Trigoso Genoa and commissioned in 1979 Construction work for the second pair was carried out under license by SIMA Servicio Industrial de la Marina Navy Industrial Service at Callao with the ships commissioning in 1984 and 1987 Of the Peruvian Lupos BAP Carvajal FM 51 BAP Mariategui FM 54 BAP Villavicencio FM 52 and BAP Montero now BAP Almirante Grau FM 53 had their flight decks extended to allow ASH 3D Sea King helicopters to land and refuel even though they cannot be housed in the ship s hangar In November 2004 other ex Italian Lupo class vessels were incorporated into the Peruvian Navy BAP Aguirre FM 55 ex Orsa and BAP Palacios FM 56 ex Lupo Finally in August 2006 the last Italian Lupo ships arrived in Callao BAP Quinones FM 58 and BAP Bolognesi FM 57 In 2013 Carvajal was transferred to the Peruvian Coast Guard and renamed Guardiamarina San Martin 4 Ships Edit Peruvian Carvajal class frigates Montero and Mariategui Carvajal classPennant number Ship Builder Hullnumber Laid down Launched Commissioned FateFM 51 Carvajal Cantieri Navali Riuniti Riva Trigoso 304 8 August 1974 17 November 1976 5 February 1979 Transferred to Peruvian Coast Guard in 2013 renamed Guardiamarina San MartinFM 52 Villavicencio 305 6 October 1976 7 February 1978 25 June 1979 Active in serviceFM 53 Montero later Almirante Grau SIMA Callao October 1978 8 October 1982 25 July 1984 Active in service Renamed 2017FM 54 Mariategui 1979 8 October 1984 10 October 1987 Active in serviceex Italian Lupo classFM 55 Aguirre Cantieri Navali Riuniti Muggiano 303 1 August 1977 1 March 1979 ex OrsaFM 56 Palacios Cantieri Navali Riuniti Riva Trigoso 300 11 October 1974 29 July 1976 ex LupoFM 57 Coronel Bolognesi 302 28 February 1977 12 July 1978 ex PerseoFM 58 Quinones 301 4 February 1976 22 June 1977 ex SagittarioVenezuelan Navy Edit A starboard bow view of ARV General Salom prior to its upgrade ARV General Soublette F 24 and ARV General Salom F 25 docked alongside in port Venezuela ordered six Lupo class frigates from CNR in 1975 as a replacement for older warships These units were commissioned between 1980 and 1982 In general terms their appearance and equipment is similar to those built for Peru except for some differences in electronics and missiles The first two ships ARV Mariscal Sucre F 21 and ARV Almirante Brion F 22 were upgraded by Ingalls Shipbuilding over a four years period 1998 2002 Modifications of these two ships included Fitting of Elbit NTCS 2000 combat management system Fitting of Elta EL M 2238 Single Face STAR 3D air surface radar Fitting of Northrop Grumman 21 HS 7 hull sonar Fitting of Elisra NS 9003 ESM system Fitting of Elisra NS 9005 ECM system Replacement of 2 GMT A230 20M diesel engines with 2 MTU 20V 1163 The other ships in Venezuelan service were expected to undergo an austere version of this upgrade but three ships were eventually taken out of service Ships Edit Mariscal Sucre classPennantnumber Ship Builder Hullnumber Laid down Launched Commissioned FateF 21 Mariscal Sucre Cantieri Navali Riuniti Riva Trigoso 851 19 November 1976 28 September 1978 10 May 1980 ActiveF 22 Almirante Brion 853 June 1977 22 February 1979 7 March 1981 ActiveF 23 General Urdaneta 852 23 January 1978 23 March 1979 8 August 1981 Out of serviceF 24 General Soublette 855 26 August 1978 4 January 1980 5 December 1981 Out of serviceF 25 General Salom 854 7 November 1978 13 January 1980 3 April 1982 Out of service reportedly sold for scrap 5 F 26 Almirante Garcia ex Jose Felix Ribas 856 21 August 1979 4 October 1980 30 July 1982 Out of serviceSee also EditList of naval ship classes in serviceReferences Edit a b c This Europe Lying idle off Italy s coast the pride and joy of the Iraqi navy The Independent London DND signs 5 year agreement with Italy Philstar net Philippine Star 2012 02 08 Archived from the original on 2012 09 06 Retrieved 2012 04 05 Italian Navy retires Bersagliere frigate Jane s 360 17 April 2018 retrieved 17 April 2018 Marina de Guerra del Peru realizara ceremonia de Zarpe de Expedicion Cientifica a la Antartida ANTAR XXII Colocacion de la Quilla del Remolcador Auxiliar de Salvamento y Patrullera Maritima Transferencia del BAP Carvajal a DICAPI in Spanish Peruvian Navy 23 December 2013 Archived from the original on 27 December 2013 Retrieved 17 February 2015 https twitter com seawaves mag status 1613333017048776704 ref src twsrc 5Egoogle 7Ctwcamp 5Eserp 7Ctwgr 5EtweetSources EditFaulkner Keith Jane s Warship Recognition Guide 2nd edition Jane s Information Group 1999 in Spanish Rodriguez John Las fragatas Lupo una breve mirada retrospectiva y perspectivas Revista de Marina Year 95 No 3 8 32 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