Almirante Lynch 3
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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.
[edit] 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
