HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) and Peru's state-owned shipyard SIMA Perú launched the BAP Chimbote, the second landing support ship (BALOG) for the Peruvian Navy, on 18 Aug 2026, about a week after the launch of sister vessel BAP Talara. Despite being launched second, BAP Chimbote is the first of the two hulls built and carries pennant number 159, while BAP Talara carries pennant number 160. The ceremony was presided over by Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori, alongside Defense Minister Rafael Belaunde Llosa, Admiral Federico Javier Bravo de Rueda Delgado, South Korean Ambassador Choi Jong-uk, and HD HHI President Won-ho Joo. Based on HHI's HDL-1400 LCU design, the vessel has a full-load displacement of approximately 1,646 tons, measures 58.9 meters long with a 13.2-meter beam, and reaches a maximum speed of 10 knots. It can carry military vehicles, up to 21 shipping containers, 211 cubic meters of freshwater and 223 cubic meters of fuel, and features a rear aviation deck for helicopter operations, supporting both military logistics and disaster relief missions. The vessels stem from a USD 463 million contract signed on 16 Apr 2024 covering a 3,400-ton frigate, a 2,200-ton offshore patrol vessel, and two 1,500-ton landing craft units, with delivery to the Peruvian Navy expected by 2029. The program marks HD HHI's largest export order to Latin America's defense sector and reflects a shift toward local joint construction, with HHI providing design and technical support while SIMA Perú handles fabrication. HD HHI is also conducting basic design work on Peru's next-generation submarine program, and further orders for frigates, patrol vessels and landing ships are anticipated over the next 15 years.