Chilean frigate Almirante Lynch (PFG-07)

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Almirante Lynch off the coast of Chile on 30 June 1999
History
Chile
NameAlmirante Lynch
NamesakePatricio Lynch
BuilderYarrow Shipbuilders, Glasgow, Scotland
Laid downDecember 1971
Launched6 December 1972
Commissioned25 May 1974
Decommissioned4 July 2007
FateSold to Ecuador, March 2008
Ecuador
NameMorán Valverde
AcquiredMarch 2008
Statusship in active service
General characteristics
Class and typeCondell-class frigate
Displacement2,500 long tons (2,540 t)
Length372 ft (113 m)
Beam41 ft (12 m)
Draught18 ft (5.5 m)
Propulsion2 shafts, 2 White/English Electric steam turbines, 2 Babcock & Wilcox boilers,30,000 hp (22 MW)
Speed29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph)
Range4,500 nmi (8,300 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement250
Sensors and
processing systems
  • SISDEF Imagen SP 100 CMS
  • Type 184P hull sonar
  • Type 1006 navigation radar
  • Type 965 air-search
  • Elta EL/M-2221GM fire control
Armament
Aircraft carried1 × Bell 412 helicopter

The Chilean frigate Almirante Lynch (PFG-07) is a Condell-class frigate, the third ship of the Chilean Navy to bear the name.

Her keel was laid down in December 1971, and she was launched on 6 December 1972, completed and delivered to the Chilean Navy on 25 May 1974.

She set sail for Chile after completing a period of training with the Royal Navy, arriving in Valparaíso on 14 February 1975. In active reserve from 14 December 2006, she was decommissioned on 4 July 2007.

In March 2008, Almirante Lynch and sister ship Almirante Condell were sold to Ecuador. The former Almirante Lynch is in active service under the name BAE Morán Valverde.[1]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Saunders, p. 206

Bibliography[edit]

  • Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2004). Jane's Fighting Ships 2004–2005. Coulsdon, UK: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 0-7106-2623-1.