The commander of the anti-submarine frigate Type 23 FF-06 Almirante Condell of the Chilean NavyCaptain Carlos Ruizstated that the staff of his unit is fully trained and prepared to represent the institution in the international exercise Rim of the Pacific (Rimpac 2024) which will take place between June 26 to August 2 in Hawaii.
As published Infodefensa.comthe ship of the National Squad sailed on May 27 from Valparaíso with an attack helicopter Airbus AS332F1 Cougar of the HA-1 Squadron of the Naval Aviation to participate for the first time in this naval exercise organized since 1971 by the United States Navy and in which the Chilean Navy has been present since 1996.
Captain Ruiz referred to the deployment of his unit to Rimpac 2024 in a video published on May 28 on the institution’s social networks on the occasion of the 16th anniversary of the raising of the national flag in the FF-06 Admiral Condell (exHMS Marlborough) in Portsmouth, United Kingdom, where he greeted those who served on the ship and its current crew.
“Just as Chile is a geographical continuous whole through its sea, it is also a geographical continuous whole along with the coastal countries of the Pacific Rim, a situation that has allowed us, since 1996, to participate uninterruptedly in the Rimpac exercise. This year is special for this ship because it is the first time that we will participate in this momentous exercise, which is considered the most important in the world,” said the officer.
“I want to tell you that we are fully trained, we are motivated and capable of raising the name of our Navy, our country and the Condell frigate. Condell frigate, let’s go!” Kraken“, highlighted ship captain Carlos Ruiz.
FF-06 Admiral Condell
The FF-06 Admiral Condell It is an anti-submarine frigate Type 23 built in the shipyard Swan Hunter between 1987 and 1991. The ship was commissioned in the Royal Navy on July 14, 1991 and served under the name HMS Marlborough (F233) until July 8, 2005. This unit, together with the FF-05 Admiral Cochrane (exHMS Norfolk) and FF-07 Admiral Lynch (exHMS Grafton), were acquired by Chile in 2005 within the framework of the project Bridge III.
The vessel has a length of 133 m, a beam of 16.1 m, a draft of 7.2 m and a displacement of 4,200 tons. It has a combined diesel-electric and gas propulsion system. (Codlag) composed of electric motors GECtwo turbines Rolls-Royce Spey SM1C and high-performance, low-noise diesel generators that facilitate the operation of anti-submarine search sensors.
The unit features variable depth, low frequency active/passive search towed sonar S2087 of Thales Underwater Systems. This system allows the detection, classification and long-distance tracking of nuclear and diesel-electric submarines. He S2087 You can change the depth to optimize the performance of the four rings of active low-frequency drivers and the linear array of passive drivers.
The FF-06 Admiral Condell It is the last of the three anti-submarine frigates Type 23 of the Chilean Navy that received a modernization process of its command and control systems, sensors and local and point anti-aircraft defense at the industrial plant of Asmar Talcahuano. The work was carried out between September 2020 and October 2021.
The unit, within the framework of the project Askincorporated combat management system CMS 330 of Lockheed Martin; the multifunction naval surveillance and target acquisition radar TRS-4D, the naval secondary radar interrogator MSSR 2000 I and the transponder LTR400DNG of Hensoldt; active guidance anti-aircraft missile/anti-missile CAMM of MBDA and tactical data link systems Link 16 and Link 22 of Viasat.
