BAP Pisco (AMP-156)

BAP Pisco (AMP-156) is a Makassar-class landing platform dock belonging to the Peruvian Navy that was built between 2013 - 2017 by Shipyard Marine Industrial Services of Peru, known as SIMA.

For other ships with the same name, see BAP Pisco.
BAP Pisco (AMP-156)
BAP Pisco (AMP-156)
Peru
Name: BAP Pisco (AMP-156)
Builder: SIMA
Laid down: 12 July 2013
Launched: 25 April 2017
Commissioned: 6 June 2018
Status: in active service
General characteristics
Class and type: Makassar-class Landing Platform Dock
Tonnage: 8400 tons
Displacement:
  • 7,300 tons standard displacement
  • 11,394 tons full displacement
Length: 122 meters[1]
Beam: 22 meters
Height: 56 meters
Draft: 4.9 meters
Decks: (Tank Deck); 6.7 meter, (Truck Deck); 11.3 meter
Propulsion:
  • CODAD, 2 shafts
  • 2 × MAN B&W 8L28/32A diesel rated at 2666 BHP/1960 kW@ 775 RPM
Speed:
  • Maximum: 16 knots
  • Cruising: 14 knots
  • Economy: 12 knots
Range: 30 days, up to 10,000 Nm
Endurance: +45 days

History

Design and planning
BAP Pisco's launching

The design of the Pisco was carried out by South Korea's Daesun Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., Ltd. in collaboration with Peru's state owned shipyard, SIMA. It is a Makassar-class landing platform dock, with the class originally being developed in the early-2000s for the Indonesian Navy.[2]

The Peruvian Ministry of Defense a memorandum on 10 April 2012 for two Makassar-class LPDs and in early-2013, Peru paid a contract of $60 million to construct the Pisco, the first of the two LPDs designated for the Peruvian Navy. The Pisco would then be constructed in Peru by SIMA with the continued cooperation from Daesun Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering.[2]

Pisco's design includes accommodation of 157 crew members and up to 400 marines. The well deck can handle two 23-meter Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel while an additional cargo deck in the ship can hold up to 14 LAV II vehicles,[2] which Peru had recently acquired from Canada in mid-2016.[3]

The flight deck of the Pisco has the capability to hold two Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King helicopters of the Peruvian Naval Aviation while an incorporated hangar can store an additional helicopter.[2] The ship uses a roll-on/roll-off system, and can reportedly transport 450 troops for up to 30 days.[4]

Construction
BAP Pisco's hangar

The Pisco was laid down on 12 July 2013, though real progress on construction began in late-2014. The ship (hull) was launched on 25 April 2017 and was expected to be delivered to the fleet in August 2018.[2] In April 2018 the ship started sea trials.[5] She was commissioned on 6 July 2018.[6]

Service
Bap Pisco stern view

One of the Pisco's first tasks began on 11 February 2019 requiring the ship to deliver 500-tons of humanitarian aid from Callao to Arequipa, Moquegua and Tacna in response to heavy rains and landslides in southern Peru.[7]

gollark: Well, the spiderbots were more for nearby nests, artillery stuff had laser turrets.
gollark: There were frequently biter incursions (peaceful mode, but we deployed MUCH artillery) so I frequently had to send in spiderbots to pacify them.
gollark: It's not, because the bots take ages to go anywhere.
gollark: Something like 150k, although only 40k or so were ever active at most.
gollark: Well, there are enough robots that the machines keep fed.

References
  1. Taringa. "buque Multipropósito de la Clase Makassar Peru".
  2. "Peru launched its First LPD - BAP Pisco Landing Platform Dock". Navy Recognition. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  3. "GDLS culmina las entregas de LAV II a la Infantería de Marina peruana-noticia defensa.com". Defensa.com. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  4. Sanchez, Alejandro (June 7, 2018). "Peruvian Navy commissions BAP Pisco". Jane's Information Group. Pisco is a multipurpose vessel, constructed by the Peruvian state-run shipyard Servicios Industriales de la Marina (SIMA), and based on the Makasaar-class vessels. The platform measures 122 m in length, weighs 7,300 tonnes, has a max speed of 16 kt, and can operate at sea on its own for up to 30 days, according to the MGP. Among its characteristics, the vessel has a roll-on-roll off system, a floodable deck for landing craft, and can transport up to 450 troops.
  5. "First Peruvian Navy landing platform dock B.A.P. Pisco starts sea trials". Navaltoday.com. April 20, 2018.
  6. https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/2018/june-2018-navy-naval-defense-news/6281-video-peruvian-navy-commissioned-its-first-lpd-bap-pisco.html
  7. "Video | Buque BAP Pisco zarpó con ayuda humanitaria a las regiones del sur del país". RPP (in Spanish). 11 February 2019. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
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