Chilean frigate Almirante Lynch
Naval vessel · built 1997
In short
Chilean frigate Almirante Lynch (Naval vessel) has no AIS position on record with Voydar.
- Vessel type
- Naval vessel
- Flag
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- Year built
- 1997
- Gross tonnage
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- Size (length × beam)
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- Registered owner
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- Name
- Chilean frigate Almirante Lynch
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 8949692
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
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- Call signWhat is a call sign?
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- Flag
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- Vessel type
- Naval vessel
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
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- Length overall
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- Beam
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- Year built
- 1997
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- Operator
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
- Builder
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
About Chilean frigate Almirante Lynch
HMS Grafton is a Type 23 frigate formerly in service with the Royal Navy. She was the ninth vessel to bear the name, and is named after the Duke of Grafton. Ordered in January 1992, Grafton was laid down on 13 May 1993 by Yarrow Shipbuilders. The frigate was launched on 5 November 1994 and commissioned into the Royal Navy on 29 May 1997 with the pennant number F80. In 2007 the ship was transferred to Chile as Almirante Lynch and, having undergone a significant upgrade from 2019 to 2020, remains in service with the Chilean Navy.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Chilean frigate Almirante Lynch now?
- Voydar has no displayable AIS position for Chilean frigate Almirante Lynch in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
- What kind of ship is Chilean frigate Almirante Lynch?
- Chilean frigate Almirante Lynch is a naval vessel, built in 1997 by Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Chilean frigate Almirante Lynch?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Chilean frigate Almirante Lynch from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels, the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register and the French national asset-freeze register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for Chilean frigate Almirante Lynch. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
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