The Chilean Naval Ship"Almirante Condell" will be berthed at the Ocean Peer, Alexandra Basin between the 17th and 20th of September. It will be open to the public on Friday 19th of September between 10 and 16:00 hours.

This ship was handed over to the Chilean Navy the 28th May 2008 in Portsmouth Harbour. She is the former  HMS “Marlborough”, the fourth of the modern generation of Type 23 frigates, built by Swan Hunter.

The ship is named after Rear Admiral Carlos Condell, offspring of a Scottish merchant officer. This officer had a distinguished service acting as the Captain of a small wooden corvette during the war of the Pacific, at the end of the 19th century.

The ship is commanded by Captain Jorge Cruz. 

The ship’s characteristics are: 

Class                 Type 23 frigate

Displacement    4,085 Tons

Dimension        Length :133m , Beam : 16.1m , Draught : 7.3m

Complement     180

Range                7,800 nautical miles at 15 knots

Speed                 28 knots

Propulsion        Combined Diesel-Electric and Gas

For security reasons, Dublin Port will require in advance the names of the people intending to visit the FF "Almirante Condell", those interested please send a message to visitcondell@gmail.com before the 18th September 2008.