BAP Almirante Guise
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BAP Almirante Guise was a destroyer
in service with the Peruvian Navy
from 1933 to 1954. She was a rebuilt type of the Russian
Izijaslav class
Avtroil and later renamed Lennuk destroyer. This vessel was built to the design of Chantiers et Ateliers Augustin Normand
, Le Havre
.
She was captured by British
cruiser
s and destroyer
s in the Baltic
in December 1918, and transferred to Estonia
, from whom she was purchased by the Peruvian Navy in 1933. Almirante Guise was finally scrapped in 1954.
Destroyer
In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers. Destroyers, originally called torpedo-boat destroyers in 1892, evolved from...
in service with 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...
from 1933 to 1954. She was a rebuilt type of the Russian
Imperial Russian Navy
The Imperial Russian Navy refers to the Tsarist fleets prior to the February Revolution.-First Romanovs:Under Tsar Mikhail Feodorovich, construction of the first three-masted ship, actually built within Russia, was completed in 1636. It was built in Balakhna by Danish shipbuilders from Holstein...
Izijaslav class
Izijaslav class destroyer
The Izyaslav-class were a group of destroyers built for the Baltic Fleet of the Imperial Russian Navy. They were modified versions of the Orfey-class destroyer built in Russia with the assistance of the French Company Augustin Normand...
Avtroil and later renamed Lennuk destroyer. This vessel was built to the design of Chantiers et Ateliers Augustin Normand
Chantiers et Ateliers Augustin Normand
Chantiers et Ateliers A. Normand is a French shipyard in Le Havre. They were notable for building small warships in the early part of the 20th century.They also developed the Normand boiler, an early design of three-drum water-tube boiler....
, Le Havre
Le Havre
Le Havre is a city in the Seine-Maritime department of the Haute-Normandie region in France. It is situated in north-western France, on the right bank of the mouth of the river Seine on the English Channel. Le Havre is the most populous commune in the Haute-Normandie region, although the total...
.
She was captured by British
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
cruiser
Cruiser
A cruiser is a type of warship. The term has been in use for several hundreds of years, and has had different meanings throughout this period...
s and destroyer
Destroyer
In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers. Destroyers, originally called torpedo-boat destroyers in 1892, evolved from...
s in the Baltic
Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is a brackish mediterranean sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 20°E to 26°E longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Europe, and the Danish islands. It drains into the Kattegat by way of the Øresund, the Great Belt and...
in December 1918, and transferred to Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
, from whom she was purchased by the Peruvian Navy in 1933. Almirante Guise was finally scrapped in 1954.