Italian frigate Sagittario (F 565)

Sagittario underway in 1983.
History
Italy
NameSagittario
NamesakeSagittario
BuilderFincantieri, Riva Trigoso, Genoa
Laid down4 February 1976
Launched22 June 1977
Commissioned18 November 1978
Decommissioned31 October 2005
HomeportLa Spezia
IdentificationPennant number: F 565
MottoNon cohibetur sagitta
FateSold to Peruvian Navy
Peru
NameQuiñones
NamesakeJosé Quiñones Gonzales
BuilderFincatieri, Riva Trigoso, Genoa
Commissioned23 January 2006
HomeportCallao
IdentificationPennant number: FM-58
MottoNon cohibetur sagitta
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class & typeCarvajal-class frigate
Displacement2,206 tonnes (2,525 tonnes full load)
Length
Beam11.3 m (37 ft 1 in)
Draught3.7 m (12 ft 2 in)
Propulsion
Range4,350 nmi (8,056 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h)
Complement199 (22 officers)
Sensors &
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
Aircraft carried
Aviation facilitiesFixed hangar for 1 medium helicopter

Sagittario (pennant number F 565) is the second ship of the Lupo-class frigates of the Italian Navy. She was sold to the Peruvian Navy in the 2000s and renamed Quiñones (with the pennant number FM-58). It is named after José Quiñones Gonzales, a Peruvian pilot who was a hero of the Ecuadorian–Peruvian War who sacrificed himself to destroy an enemy position.