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| Flight Deck: | SD |
| Call Sign: | GDKF |
| Shipyard: | Swan Hunter (Neptune) |
| See Also: | DDG Type 42 (Batch 1 and 2) class D80 |
Events |
History of | |||||||||
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| 1982-jul-02 | Ordered | Ordered | |||||||
| 1984-mar-29 | Laid down | Laid down Swan Hunter (Neptune) originally to be named HMS Bruiser, Yard No 123 | |||||||
| 1986-mar-26 | Launched | Launched | |||||||
| 1987-aug | Trials | Trials contractors speed trials. | |||||||
| 1988-jul-26 | Commissioned | Commissioned | |||||||
| 1991-jan-10 | Deployment | Deployment Task Group 323.2 departed HMNB Portsmouth, in company with HMS Ark Royal as part of TG 323.2 for the eastern Mediterranean, to operate with US 6th Fleet for the defence of western flank of forces during Desert Shield/Storm and the supporting Armilla Patrol. | |||||||
| 1991-sep | Aircraft | Aircraft assigned 815 Sq Lynx HAS.3 ZD256/352-SD until c May 1992 | |||||||
| 1996-aug | Deployment | Deployment Task Group TG 333.01 departed from HMNB Portsmouth at end Aug 1996 escorting HMS Invincible and in company with RFA Fort Grange for exercises in Mediterranean and Persian Gulf (from Nov) before returning to Portsmouth in Dec. | |||||||
| 1998-jun | Deployment | Deployment West Indies Guardship departed HMNB Devonport for 6 month WIGS deployment | |||||||
| 1998-oct | Deployment | Deployment  Guanaja Operation Tellar Hurricane relief operations off central America | |||||||
| 2002-nov-15 | Decommissioned | Decommissioned | |||||||
| 2003-apr | Fate: transfered | Fate: transfered to Chile as Almirante Williams | |||||||
History of | |||||||||
| 2003-sep-05 | Commissioned | Commissioned at HMNB Devonport (UK), ex UK RN HMS Sheffield (F96) | |||||||
| 2018-dec-02 | Deployment | Deployment  Valparaíso Fleet Review Reviewing vessel for Chilean Navy bi-centennial celebrations in Valparaiso | |||||||
| 2018-dec-04 | Deployment | Deployment Valparaíso Chilean Navy 200th anniversary ExpoNaval 2018 At ExpoNaval 2018 in Valparaiso | |||||||
| 2022-sep | Port Visit | Port Visit  Niteroi Naval Base UNITAS 63 off Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |||||||
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Specifications |
| Type 22 (Batch 2) Boxer class | |||||||
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| 273 | crew | ||||||
| 4800 | full load (tn) | ||||||
| 146.50 | length (m) | ||||||
| 14.80 | beam (m) | ||||||
| 6.40 | draught (m) | ||||||
| 4500 | range (nm) | ||||||
| 2 | Naval Engine gas turbine - Rolls Royce Olympus | ||||||
| 2 | Naval Engine gas turbine - Rolls Royce Tyne | ||||||
| 2 | Naval Engine propulsion system: COGOG | ||||||
| 4 | Missile Launcher MM38 Exocet single launcher | ||||||
| 2 | Missile Launcher Sea Wolf | ||||||
| 2 | Naval Gun single 20 mm | ||||||
| 4 | Chaff and decoys Seagnat | ||||||
| 1 | Chaff and decoys towed decoy Type 182 | ||||||
| 2 | Naval Radar fire direction radar Type 910 | ||||||
| 1 | Naval Radar navigation radar Type 1006 | ||||||
| 1 | Sonar towed array sonar Type 2031 | ||||||
| 1 | Sonar hull mounted sonar Type 2016 | ||||||
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Aircraft| Typical | Max | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Royal Navy | Westland Lynx | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Royal Navy | Westland Sea King | 0 | 1 | |||||
Builder |
Swan Hunter (Neptune), Low Walker 