HMS Fife (D20)
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| Laid down: | 1 June 1962 |
| Launched: | 9 July 1964 |
| Commissioned: | 21 June 1966 |
| Decommissioned: | June 1987 |
| Fate: | Sold to Chile on 12 August 1987. |
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HMS Fife (D20) was the first unit of the Batch 2 County-class destroyers of the Royal Navy. She had 'B' turret removed and replaced with four Exocet launchers in the mid-1970s. She was under refit during the Falklands War and so did not take part in the conflict.
In 1986 Fife underwent a refit to convert her into a moving training ship, her Seaslug missile system being removed. This was completed in June 1986. She decommissioned in June 1987 and was sold to Chile on 12 August 1987 and renamed Blanco Encalada.
The ship was taken into refit at Talcahuano upon her arrival, and, taking advantage of the removed Seaslug, Blanco Encaladas deck was extended aft and a new, larger hanger constructed. The rebuild was completed in may 1988. Blanco Encalada decommissioned from the Chilean Navy on 12 December 2003 and remains laid up.
See HMS Fife for other ships of the same name.
| County-class destroyer |
| Devonshire | Hampshire | London | Kent | Fife | Glamorgan | Antrim | Norfolk |
| List of destroyers of the Royal Navy |