Almirante Williams FF-19

Type 22 (Batch 2) Boxer class - FF - Frigate

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Call Sign:	CCWL
See Also:	DD Almirante class DDG-19

Events

History of HMS Sheffield F96

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 Almirante Williams FF-19
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
2022-sep-11	NEWS	Niteroi Naval Base Military of Twenty Nations in Brazil for UNITAS LXIII