BAP Almirante Guise

Last updated February 05, 2022

At least four ships of the Peruvian Navy have been named BAP Almirante Guise or simply Guise:

BAP Almirante Guise (1933) was an Izyaslav-class destroyer launched in 1915 as the Russian ship Avtroil and served with the Estonian navy as EML Lennuk from 1918. She was purchased by Peru in 1933 serving until being scrapped in 1954
BAP Almirante Guise (DD-72) was a Fletcher-class destroyer launched in 1942 as USS Isherwood, she was transferred to Peru in 1961 and scrapped in 1981
BAP Guise (DD-72) was a Friesland-class destroyer launched in 1955 as HNLMS Drenthe, she was transferred to Peru in 1981 and decommissioned in 1985
BAP Guise (CC-28) is a Pohang-class corvette launched in 1987 as ROKS Suncheon, she was transferred to Peru in 2021

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BAP Almirante Guise was a destroyer that served in the Russian, Estonian, and Peruvian navies during period from 1917 to 1954. She was a rebuilt type of the Izyaslav class. Originally named Avtroil while in Russian service, in 1918 she was captured by Royal Navy and handed over to Estonia where she was renamed Lennuk. The ship participated in Estonian War of Independence, and served in Estonian navy until 1933, when she was sold to Peru where she was renamed Almirante Guise.

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