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  • Year: 1971

  • Country: Chile

  • Type: Missile Frigate

  • Constructed: Yarrow Shipyards in Glasgow , Scotland .

  • Displacement:2500 tons

  • Armament:

  • ---antisubmarine torpedoes.

  • ---2 anti-aircraft missile launchers.

  • ---2 Exocet launchers.

  • ---2 20 mm. machine guns.

  • ---1 helicopter.

  • Powerplant: 30.000 HP

  • Maximum Speed: 29 knots

  • Length: 113.4 metros.

  • Draft: 5.5 metros.



HISTORY

Belonging to the frigate class "Leander", Almirante Lynch 3's keel was laid in December of 1971 , and was launched December 6, 1972 . It was completed and put under the Chilean flag on May 25, 1974 . She set sail for Chile after completing a period of training with the British Navy , arriving in Valparaíso on February 14, 1975