Lupo-class frigate

Peruvian Navy frigate BAP Carvajal participating in Southern Seas 2010
Class overview
Name:	Lupo class
Builders:	Cantieri Navali Riuniti (CNR) Fincantieri SIMA
Operators:	Marina Militare  Peruvian Navy  Bolivarian Armada of Venezuela
Preceded by:	Alpino class
Succeeded by:	Maestrale class
Subclasses:	Carvajal class Mariscal Sucre class Artigliere (Soldati) class
In commission:	1977
Planned:	18
Completed:	18
Active:	17
Laid up:	1
General characteristics
Type:	guided missile frigate
Displacement:	2.506 t (2.466 long tons) full load
Length:	113.2 m (371 ft) LOA
Beam:	11.3 m (37 ft)
Draft:	3.7 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 GMT A230-20 diesel engines 7,800 shp (5.8 MW) - 4 x diesel engine generators GMT 236SS, 3,000 kW (4,000 shp)
Speed:	35 kn (65 km/h) with gas turbines 21 kn (39 km/h) with diesels
Range:	4,300 nmi (8,000 km) at 16 kn (30 km/h)
Complement:	185 (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 sonar
Electronic warfare & decoys:	- SLR-4 ESM system - SLQ-D ECM system - AN/SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo decoy - 2 x Breda decoy launchers
Armament:	- 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 gun
Aircraft carried:	1 AB-212ASW helicopter
Aviation facilities:	Flight deck: 25.2 m × 11.3 m (83 ft × 37 ft) Telescopic hangar for 1 medium helicopter.

The Lupo class is a class of frigates built by Cantieri Navali Riuniti (CNR) for the Italian Navy. Designed as multipurpose warships with 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.

In the early 1970s, the Marina Militare 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.