The PR-72P class are a series of French-designed corvettes in service with the Peruvian Navy. Six units were ordered in 1976 by the Peruvian Navy from the Société Française de Construction Navale (SFCN). Subsequently, three of them were built by the company's own Villeneuve-la-Garenne shipyard, and the rest subcontracted to Lorient Naval Dockyard. Pennant numbers were originally P-101 to P-106, but were later modified to CM-21 to CM-26, where CM stands for corbeta misilera, Spanish for guided missile corvette.
Ships Pennant number Name Builder Launched CommissionedCM-21 Velarde Villeneuve-la-Garenne (SFCN) 16 September 1978 25 July 1980CM-22 Santillana Villeneuve-la-Garenne (SFCN) 11 September 1978 25 July 1980CM-23De los HerosVilleneuve-la-Garenne (SFCN) 20 May 1979 17 November 1980CM-24HerreraLorient Naval Dockyard16 February 197910 February 1981CM-25LarreaLorient Naval Dockyard12 May 197916 June 1981CM-26Sánchez CarriónLorient Naval Dockyard28 June 197914 September 1981
In 1998 the Peruvian Navy signed a contract with MTU to re-engine three PR-72P-class corvettes. The other units are expected to be similarly modified in the near future.
Sources
Baker III, Arthur D., The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World 2002-2003. Naval Institute Press, 2002.
Sharpe, Richard (ed.), Jane's Fighting Ships 1990 - 91. Jane's Information Group, 1990.