Chilean ship Almirante Riveros

Last updated May 28, 2021

At least four ships of the Chilean navy have been named Almirante Riveros:

Chilean destroyer Almirante Riveros (1915) was the original name of the Faulknor-class flotilla leader HMS Tipperary (1915)
Chilean destroyer Almirante Riveros (1914) was the name of the former HMS Faulknor, delivered to Chile in 1920 as part of the Almirante Williams class
Chilean destroyer Almirante Riveros (DDG-18) was the first ship of the Almirante-class destroyer, commissioned 1962, decommissioned 1995
Chilean frigate Almirante Riveros (FF-18), a Karel Doorman-class frigate launched as HNLMS Tjerk Hiddes in 1989 she was acquired in 2007

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<i>Almirante Lynch</i>-class destroyer (1912)

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