The PR-72P class are a series of French-designed corvettes in service with the

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. 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

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s were originally P-101 to P-106, but were later modified to CM-21 to CM-26, where CM stands for ''corbeta misilera'',

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Ships

In 1998 the

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. {{PR-72P class corvettes Corvette classes