BAP Almirante Grau
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Four ships of the Peruvian Navy
Peruvian Navy
The Peruvian Navy is the branch of the Peruvian Armed Forces tasked with surveillance, patrol and defense on lakes, rivers and the Pacific Ocean up to 200 nautical miles from the Peruvian littoral...

 have borne the name BAP Almirante Grau, after the Peruvian
Peru
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 Admiral
Admiral
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 Miguel Grau Seminario
Miguel Grau Seminario
Miguel María Grau Seminario was a renowned Peruvian naval officer and hero of the Naval Battle of Angamos during the War of the Pacific . He was known as the el Caballero de los Mares for his chivalry and is esteemed by both Peruvians and Chileans...

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  • The first BAP Almirante Grau was a protected cruiser built in the United Kingdom; it was commissioned in 1907 and decommissioned in 1958
  • The second BAP Almirante Grau
    BAP Capitán Quiñones (CL-83)
    BAP Capitán Quiñones ' was a Crown Colony class cruiser in service with the Peruvian Navy. It was completed for the Royal Navy in 1942 as HMS Newfoundland and, after being withdrawn from service, commissioned by the Marina de Guerra del Perú on December 30, 1959...

     (CL-81) was the former HMS Newfoundland, a Crown Colony class light cruiser built in the United Kingdom; it was commissioned by the Peruvian Navy in 1960 and decommissioned in 1982; its name was changed to BAP Capitán Quiñones
    BAP Capitán Quiñones (CL-83)
    BAP Capitán Quiñones ' was a Crown Colony class cruiser in service with the Peruvian Navy. It was completed for the Royal Navy in 1942 as HMS Newfoundland and, after being withdrawn from service, commissioned by the Marina de Guerra del Perú on December 30, 1959...

     (CL-83) in 1973
  • The third BAP Almirante Grau
    BAP Almirante Grau (CLM-81)
    BAP Almirante Grau ' is a De Zeven Provinciën-class cruiser in service with the Peruvian Navy. Completed for the Royal Netherlands Navy in 1953 as HNLMS De Ruyter , it was acquired by Peru in 1973. Since then, it has served as the fleet flagship of the Peruvian Navy...

     (CLM-81) was the former HNLMS De Ruyter, a De Ruyter class light cruiser built in the Netherlands; it was commissioned by the Peruvian Navy in 1973 and is still in service; its name was temporarily changed to Proyecto de Modernización 01 (Modernization Project 01) or PM-01 from 1985 through 1988 while it underwent modernization in Amsterdam
  • The fourth BAP Almirante Grau
    BAP Aguirre (CH-84)
    BAP Aguirre ' was a De Ruyter-class cruiser in service with the Peruvian Navy. It was completed for the Royal Netherlands Navy in 1953 as HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën. After two decades in service, it was decommissioned in August 1976 and sold to Peru...

    (CH-81) was the former HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën, a De Ruyter class light cruiser built in the Netherlands; it was commissioned by the Peruvian Navy in 1978 as BAP Aguirre (CH-84) and decommissioned in 1999; its name was temporarily changed to BAP Almirante Grau from 1985 through 1988 while BAP Almirante Grau (CLM-81) underwent modernization in Amsterdam
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