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Chile adds to its fleet a frigate and a submarine

Santiago, Chile - The frigate has been purchased from the Dutch Navy, the submarine is produced by Spanish "Navantia"

The Chilean Navy has enlarged in the last week its underwater fleet and the one of anti-air frigates by acquiring an ex-Dutch frigate and a new submarine. In the past the Navy of the South-American Country had already purchased other three anti-air Dutch fregates, all so-called "Second hand". The last one is the HNMS "witte de With" delivered to Chile during a ceremony held last Monday at the Dutch...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 145686
Rome, Italy, 07/26/2006 15:45
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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