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Royal Navy has been hand over to Chile the "HMS Norfolk" frigate

London, United Kingdom - A deal worth GBP 134 million

With a ceremony took place in the Portsmouth naval base, Royal Navy has granted to the Chilean Navy the "HMS Norfolk" frigate, which has received the name "Almirante Cochrane". The vessel is the first of three former Royal Navy "Type 23" frigates to be handed over to Chile, under a GBP 134 million pound sales agreement signed in September 2005. The two other frigates, former "HMS Ships Grafton"...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 70149
Rome, Italy, 11/25/2006 12:03
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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