ARV General Soublette (F-24) was the fourth ship of the Mariscal Sucre-class frigate of the Venezuelan Navy.
Venezuela ordered six Lupo-class frigates from CNR in 1975 as a replacement for older warships.
In general terms, their appearance and equipment is similar to those built for Peru, except for some differences in electronics and missiles.
General Soublette was laid down on 26 August 1978 and launched on 4 January 1980 by Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico at Riva Trigoso.
With the change of name of the Venezuelan naval force, the unit prefix changed from ARV (Armada de la República de Venezuela) to AB (Armada Bolivariana).