BAP Villavicencio is the second out of four Carvajal-class frigates ordered by the Peruvian Navy in 1973. It was built by the Italian shipbuilder Cantieri Navali Riuniti at its shipyard in Riva Trigoso, Genoa. Delays in the building of the first ship of the class, BAP Carvajal, meant Villavicencio was commissioned first on 25 June 1979 with the pennant number FM-52.
The amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), front, and a Peruvian Navy ship sail in formation during a passing exercise in the Pacific Ocean Sept 140903-N-MZ309-722
The amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), center, and Peruvian Navy ships sail in formation during a passing exercise in the Pacific Ocean Sept 140903-N-MZ309-847
BAP Villavicencio
US Navy 030711-N-9251B-149 Crewmembers assigned to BAP Villavicencio (FM-52) direct ship's operations
US Navy 050807-F-4883S-030 Ecuadorian Sailors assigned to the Ecuadorian Corvette BAE El Oro (CM 14), prepare for quarters while in port at Panama City, Panama, before beginning at sea exercises during PANAMAX 2005
US Navy 050809-F-4883S-179 The Peruvian frigate BAP Villavicencio (FM 52), the U.S. Navy guided missile cruiser USS Thomas S. Gates (CG 51) and the Chilean frigate BACH Almirante Williams (FF 19) underway in formation
US Navy 050811-F-4883S-071 Peruvian Navy Lt.j.g. Gustavo Mejia, from the Peruvian frigate BAP Villavicencio (FM 52), listens as U.S. Navy Quartermaster 2nd Class Aurora Chavez explains the position of the guided missile cruiser
US Navy 050812-F-4883S-127 A group of Peruvian Navy special warfare operators practice maritime interdiction operation drills on the Peruvian frigate BAP Villavicencio (FM 52) during PANAMAX 2005
US Navy 050812-F-4883S-093 U.S. Navy Lt. Grant Hartfield, right, stands on the bridge of the Peruvian frigate BAP Villavicencio (FM 52) as he serves as a liaison officer during PANAMAX 2005
US Navy 050812-F-4883S-180 U.S. Navy Lt. Grant Hartfield, foreground, looks for vessels of interest with Peruvian Navy Capt. Jorge Moreno aboard the Peruvian frigate BAP Villavicencio (FM 52)