Lupo-class frigate
| Peruvian Navy frigate BAP Carvajal participating in Southern Seas 2010 | |
| Class overview | |
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| Name | Lupo class | 
| Builders | 
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| Operators | |
| Preceded by | Alpino class | 
| Succeeded by | Maestrale class | 
| Subclasses | 
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| In commission | 1977 | 
| Planned | 18 | 
| Completed | 18 | 
| Active | 10 | 
| Laid up | 5 | 
| Retired | 8 | 
| Scrapped | 3 | 
| 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 | 
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| Speed | 
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| Range | 4,300 nmi (8,000 km) at 16 kn (30 km/h) | 
| Complement | 185 (20 officers) | 
| Sensors & processing systems | 
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | 
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| Armament | 
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| Aircraft carried | 1 AB-212ASW helicopter | 
| Aviation facilities | 
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The Lupo class is a class of frigates built by Cantieri Navali Riuniti (CNR) for the Italian Navy. Designed as multipurpose warships with an 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.