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Duke (Type 23) Class

Class : Duke (Type 23) Builder : Country : UK Ship Type : Frigate Pennants : F78, F79, F80, F81, F82, F83, F229, F230, F231, F233, F234, F235, F236, F237, F238, F239

Duke Class or Type 23 Frigates, c.1987 - 2000

Ships in the Duke (Type 23) class (ordered by name)... :
Name	Launched	Fate
Argyll	8th April 1989
Grafton	5th November 1994	To Chile (Almirante Lynch) 28th March 2007.
Iron Duke	2nd March 1991
Kent	27th May 1998
Lancaster	24th May 1990
Marlborough	21st January 1989	To Chile (Almirante Condell) 28th May 2008.
Monmouth	23rd November 1991
Montrose	31st July 1992
Norfolk	10th July 1987	To Chile (Almirante Cochrane) 22nd November 2006.
Northumberland	4th April 1992
Portland	15th May 1999
Richmond	6th April 1993
Somerset	25th June 1994
St Albans	6th May 2000
Sutherland	9th March 1996
Westminster	4th February 1992

Ships in the Duke (Type 23) class (ordered by launch date)... :
Name	Launched	Fate
Norfolk	10th July 1987	To Chile (Almirante Cochrane) 22nd November 2006.
Marlborough	21st January 1989	To Chile (Almirante Condell) 28th May 2008.
Argyll	8th April 1989
Lancaster	24th May 1990
Monmouth	23rd November 1991
Iron Duke	2nd March 1991
Westminster	4th February 1992
Northumberland	4th April 1992
Montrose	31st July 1992
Richmond	6th April 1993
Grafton	5th November 1994	To Chile (Almirante Lynch) 28th March 2007.
Somerset	25th June 1994
Sutherland	9th March 1996
Kent	27th May 1998
Portland	15th May 1999
St Albans	6th May 2000

Ships in this class went on to become :
Norfolk	Almirante Cochrane (Chile) (22nd November 2006)
Marlborough	Almirante Condell (Chile) (28th May 2008)
Grafton	Almirante Lynch (Chile) (28th March 2007)

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Ship Badges of the Duke (Type 23) Class.

Iron Duke	Kent

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