BAP Carrasco is an oceanographic research vessel of the Peruvian Navy built in 2016 by Freire Shipyard in Vigo (Spain).

[2] Its purpose is to perform oceanographic research cruises both in Peruvian waters and in Antarctica, in order to fulfill Peru's commitment under the Antarctic Treaty.

[13][14] According to that, in 2014 the Peruvian Navy called for an international tender to award the construction of an oceanographic vessel with polar capabilities, emerging the Spaniard shipyard Freire as the winner.

On May 7, 2016, the vessel was launched in an official ceremony attended by Peruvian president Ollanta Humala, the Minister of Defense and the General Commander of the Navy.

[24] On December 14, 2017, the Carrasco set sail into its first of this kind of mission, as part of the XXV ANTAR expedition which had a length of 90 days.

[25][26] The next year the Carrasco took part in the XXVI ANTAR expedition from 7 December 2018 to 15 March 2019, in which Peruvian researchers performed several scientific programs out at Machu Picchu base and other at sea, covering areas such as glaciology, geology, atmospheric research, the study of El Niño Phenomenon, and climate change.