FFG-11 Capitán Prat

The frigate out "Captain Prat" is the fourth ship of the Navy to bear this name. Arturo Prat Chacón was a great naval hero. It was acquired from the Royal Netherlands Navy as part of the bridge II project. The unit was transferred to the Navy of Chile at the Naval Base of Den Helder, Netherlands on July 17, 2006 in the presence of the authorities of both countries, calling the country on October 25 of the same year, joining the squadron from that date. The keel was laid on December 15, 1981 in the Royal Schelde shipyards in Vlissingen, the Netherlands, and the hull was launched into the water on August 28, 1984. She was commissioned on 17 September 1986 with the name HNLMS "Witte de With" serving for 20 years to the Royal Navy of that country. He served in the Persian Golfo Guerra, the war in the Balkans and performances as part of various task groups of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Along with its twin, the FFG "Almirante Latorre", they were designed with a greater anti-aircraft capability, however can fulfill different roles for the defence of the sovereignty at sea.

The frigate "Almirante Latorre" is the fourth ship that bears the name of Admiral Juan José Latorre Benavente, who on October 8, 1879, in the Naval Battle of Angamos, managed to capture the Peruvian monitor Huáscar, reaching this Chile Control of the sea, in the war of the Pacific. The frigate "Almirante Latorre" was incorporated into the service of the Navy of Chile on 16 December 2005, at the Dutch port of Den Helder. It made landfall at Valparaiso on March 6 2006, joining the national squad. Of the "Jacob Van Heemskerck" class, the ship entered service in the Navy of the Netherlands in 1986. It was built in the shipyards of Royal Schelde, considering lessons learned from the war in the Falklands, in order to improve the air defence units. He served for 18 years with the name HNLMS "Jacob van Heemskerck", by participating, inter alia, in the operations of the war in the Persian Gulf in 1990, in the war in the Balkans in 1994 and multiple operations as part of NATO. The main function of this unit is to provide air defence to a task force; However, their weaponry allows you to perform efficiently in all areas of the war at sea.