Italian frigate Perseo (F 566)

Perseo underway in 1980s.
History
Italy
Name	Perseo
Namesake	Perseo
Builder	Fincantieri, Riva Trigoso, Genoa
Laid down	28 February 1977
Launched	12 July 1978
Commissioned	1 March 1980
Decommissioned	2003
Homeport	La Spezia
Identification	Pennant number: F 566
Motto	Vincera' chi vorrà vincere
Fate	Sold to Peruvian Navy
History
Peru
Name	Coronel Bolognesi
Namesake	Colonel Francisco Bolognesi
Builder	Fincatieri, Riva Trigoso, Genoa
Commissioned	31 October 2005
Homeport	Callao
Identification	Pennant number: FM-57
Motto	Valiente y Audaz
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

Perseo (F 566) is the third ship of the Lupo-class frigate of the Italian Navy. She was sold to Peruvian Navy in the 2000s.^[1]

Coronel Bolognesi (FM-57) is one of eight Carvajal-class frigates of the Peruvian Navy.