BAP Ferré (DM-74)

BAP Ferré (DM-74) was a Daring-class destroyer in service with the Peruvian Navy from 1973 to 2007. She was built by Yarrow Shipbuilders and completed for the Royal Navy in 1953 as HMS Decoy (D106).

For other ships with the same name, see BAP Ferré.

HMS Decoy underway, c1953 (IWM)
History
United Kingdom
NameDecoy
BuilderYarrow and Co. Ltd, Glasgow
Laid down22 September 1946
Launched29 March 1949
Commissioned28 April 1953
IdentificationD106
FateSold to Peruvian Navy in 1969
Peru
NameFerré
Acquired1969
CommissionedApril, 1973
Decommissioned13 July 2007
HomeportCallao
IdentificationDM-74
FatePresumed scrapped
General characteristics
Class and typeDaring-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 2,819 tonnes standard
  • 3,592 tonnes full load
Length121.6 m (399 ft)
Beam13.1 m (43 ft)
Draught5.5 m (18 ft)Error: has synonymous parameter (help)
Draft4.6 m (15 ft)Error: has synonymous parameter (help)
Propulsion
  • 2 Babcock & Wilcox boilers
  • 2 English Electric geared steam turbines
  • 2 shafts; 54,800 shp (40,900 kW)
Speed32 knots (59 km/h)
Range3,500 nautical miles (6,500 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement186 (18 officers)
Sensors and
processing systems
  • 1 × Plessey AWS-1 early warning
  • 1 × Thomson-CSF Triton surface search
  • 1 × RTN-10X fire control
  • 1 × Decca 1226 navigation
Electronic warfare
& decoys		F0417-501 intercept
Armament
  • 8 × Exocet MM-38 SSM
  • 3 × Vickers 114 mm/45 Mk V twin guns
  • 2 × OTO Melara Twin 40L70 DARDO compact guns (installed 1978)
  • 1 × Squid mortar (removed 1976)
Aviation facilitiesLanding deck for 1 medium helicopter
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