PISCO (AMP-156) class

 1 (+1) PISCO-class LANDING PLATFORM DOCK (LPD)
 Name        Pendant No.   Launched         Commissioned     Status  
 PISCO       AMP-156       April 25, 2017   June 6, 2018     Active   
 PAITA       AMP-157       Dec. 9, 2022     ...              Building

The PISCO class is a Peruvian landing platform dock (LPD) derived from the MAKASSAR class. The class can be used to transport troops, equipment and cargo as well as conduct amphibious operations, provide humanitarian aid and serve as a command center or mobile hospital.

HULL: The class displaces 8,047 tons standard and 12,562 tons at full load. It is 400 ft 3 in (122.0 m) long with a beam of 72 ft 2 in (22.0 m) and a maximum draft of 21 ft 11 in (6.7 m). The 11,000-sq ft (1,023-sq m) aft landing deck can accommodate one large or two medium helicopters. Helicopters can be stored in a 2,130 sq-ft (198 sq m) hangar.
A 75-ft 6-in (23.0-m) well deck is installed allowing the embarkment of two 75-ft 6-in (23.0-m) landing craft utility (LCU) assault boats. The ship's cargo deck can fit 24 amphibious or infantry fighting vehicles (IFV) and either 13 heavy trucks or 18 tanks.
Modular hospital and surgical units can be fitted onboard the ships inside container units for medical and humanitarian emergencies.
The ship can accommodate a crew of 157, including 17 officers. 450 troops with necessary equipment can be embarked. Each vessel can carry approximately 636 tons of fuel and 600 tons of fresh water with space for 12,700 ft3 (360 m3) of dry cargo and 4,800 ft3 (136 m3) of food.

ENGINEERING: The ships are powered by a combined diesel and diesel (CODAD) propulsion system consisting of two MAN 9L28/32 diesel engines. The system produces 6,083 total bhp driving two shafts.
The class can attain a top speed of 16.5 knots. At a speed of 12 knots it can reach a range of 10,000 nm (18,520 km).

ARMAMENT: A 40-mm BAE Systems Bofors 40 Mk 4 cannon is mounted to the forecastle. Escribano provides the two Sentinel 30 remote weapon station (RWS) armed with 30-mm Mk 44 Bushmaster II cannons and the four Sentinel 2.0 RWS equipped with 12.7-mm M2 machine guns.

SENSORS/ELECTRONICS: Simrad's Argus 25U and Argus 30U navigation radars are installed. Sperry Marine's VisionMaster surface search radar and Navantia's Dorna fire-control radar are both fitted. Escribano's SCAMO (Weapon Control System by Optronic Means) system enables the coordination of the Sentinel weapons stations onboard through the integration of an independent OTEOS electro-optical system.
Two Rheinmetall Multi-Ammunition Softkill System (MASS) decoy systems are installed. The Peruvian navy's indigenously designed Mage QHAWAX electronic support-measure system and Varayoc combat management system are fitted.

PISCO in service, PAITA still under construction.

The PISCO class was built to replace the PAITA-class landing ships.

The Peruvian Ministry of Defense signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with South Korea's Dae Sun Shipbuilding & Engineering on April 10, 2012, for the construction of two landing platform docks (LPDs) to be built in Peru. In October 2012, a formal deal was struck for Dae Sun's assistance on the project, which would be carried out by the Peruvian state-run Servicios Industriales de la Marina (SIMA) shipyard. The LPDs would be a modified MAKASSAR class design already in service with the Indonesian navy.

SIMA received a $60 million contract in early 2013 from the Peruvian navy for the construction of the first ship.

PISCO's keel was laid in July 2013, however construction did not begin in earnest until the second half of 2014 when steel plates needed for building arrived.

PISCO was launched on April 25, 2017, began sea trials on April 19, 2018, and was commissioned on June 6, 2018.

PAITA was laid down on Dec. 14, 2017, and launched on Dec. 9, 2022. The ship is planned to be completed by January 2025, though an official commissioning date has not been released.

On March 15, 2018, SIMA signed a $60 million contract with POSCO Daewoo for the design and supply of materials for the second ship of the class

In late February 2024, PISCO entered dry dock for scheduled maintenance.

In May 2024, SIMA released photos showing progress on PAITA's construction. Details showed most of the structure had been completed, with weapons and systems undergoing installation, including the SCAMO remote weapons system.

Servicios Industriales de la Marina S.A. (SIMA) Peru, Callao, Peru (Construction)

Dae Sun Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, Pusan, South Korea (Design)

POSCO Daewoo Inc., Incheon, South Korea (Design and Materials)

 CREW
   Total                   157 (17 off. + 140 enl.)
   Troops                  450

 DISPLACEMENT
   Standard                 8,047 tons
   Full load               12,562 tons

 DIMENSIONS
   Length                  400 ft  3 in (122.0 m)
   Beam                     72 ft  2 in ( 22.0 m)
   Draft                    21 ft  11 in ( 6.7 m) maximum                 

 PROPULSION
   Main                    2 x MAN 9L28/32 diesels
      power                6,083 total bhp; 2 shafts

 PERFORMANCE
   Speed                   16.5 knots
   Range                   10,000 nm (18,520 km) at 12 knots

 COMBAT SYSTEMS
   Helicopters             2 x medium or 1 x large
   Guns                    1 x 40-mm BAE Systems Bofors 40 Mk 4 cannon
                           2 x Sentinel 30 remote weapon stations w/ 30-mm Mk 44 Bushmaster II cannons
                           4 x Sentinel 2.0 remote weapon stations w/ 12.7-mm M2 machine guns
   Radars                  1 x Simrad Argus 25U navigation
                           1 x Simrad Argus 30U navigation
                           1 x Sperry Marine VisionMaster surface search
   Fire control            1 x Navantia Dorna fire-control radar
                           1 x Escribano SCAMO weapon control system
   EW                      2 x MASS decoy systems
                           1 x Mage QHAWAX

The initial schedule called for a delivery date of 2015 which was not realized.

The second vessel, PAITA, was planned for delivery in 2021, but due to the Covid-19 pandemic it was delayed several years.

PISCO participated in the U.S.-led Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024 naval exercise in Hawaii from June 27 to Aug. 1, 2024.

The program has a total cost of approximately $140 million.

SIMA received a $60 million contract for the first ship in 2013.

POSCO Daewoo received a $60 million order for design and materials for the second ship in March 2016.

The Peruvian navy defines these ships as Buques Multipropositos, or Multipurpose Ships.

Also known as the Peruvian MAKASSAR class.