South Korean HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Peruvian state-owned shipbuilder SIMA recently held a ceremony marking the start of construction of four new surface ships ordered by the Peruvian Navy.
The ceremony held on Friday, January 10, which also had Peruvian President Dina Boluarte as guest of honour, was for the start of the construction of a frigate, an offshore patrol vessel (OPV), and two landing craft.
The ships are scheduled to be delivered to the Peruvian Navy sequentially from 2026 and will be built locally at SIMA's facilities with HHI providing technical support.
The 127-metre, 3,400-tonne frigate will have a maximum speed of 26.5 knots and a range of 6,000 nautical miles. Equipment will include AESA radars and anti-ship missile launchers.
The 95-metre, 2,200-tonne OPV will have a maximum speed of 20 knots and a range of 6,000 nautical miles. The hull will be able to accommodate a range of equipment modules to enable the vessel to perform specific missions.
The 58-metre, 1,500-tonne landing craft will each have a maximum speed of 10 knots and a range of 1,500 nautical miles. Each vessel will also have space for seven large armoured vehicles or twenty 20-foot containers.