''Almirante Condell'' was a

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which served with the Chilean Navy through

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and

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. She was the second ship in the Chilean Navy to bear this name. The Chilean Navy ordered six ships from J. Samuel White in 1911. These destroyers were larger and more powerful than contemporary British destroyers. ''Almirante Condell'' was built by the

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as part of a six-ship of destroyers, of which only two ships were delivered before the outbreak of war. Those two ships served in the Chilean Navy until 1945.Whitley, p. 30 The ship was named after Admiral

Carlos Condell Carlos Arnaldo Condell De La Haza (August 14, 1843 in Valparaíso – November 24, 1887 in Quilpué) was a Chilean naval officer and hero of the Battle of Punta Gruesa during the start of the War of the Pacific. Possessing a great sense of ...

, Chilean sailor, hero of the War of the Pacific.

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* Almirante Lynch-class destroyers (1912) Ships built on the Isle of Wight 1912 ships {{Chile-stub