Name Almirante Lynch Laid down December 1971 Decommissioned 4 July 2007 Launched 6 December 1972 Builder Yarrow Shipbuilders | Namesake Patricio Lynch Commissioned 25 May 1974 Construction started December 1971 Length 113 m | |
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Fate Sold to Ecuador, March 2008 | ||
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 4 July 2007.
In March 2008, the Almirante Lynch and sister ship Almirante Condell (PFG-06) were sold to Ecuador. The former Almirante Lynch is in active service under the name BAE Morán Valverde.
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