Illustrious served the Royal Navy for 32 years but was retired in 2014, a victim of budget cuts. Jack Crawford, who recently turned 100, was among the Yorktown's 2,270 survivors. Battleships 77 Alfred (formerly the Black Prince). Chile's Navy is preparing to sail two recently retired Australian warships out of Sydney after purchasing them in a deal believed to be worth more than $100 million.Former Adelaide-class frigates HMAS Melbourne and HMAS Newcastle were quietly commissioned into their new service this month during a formal handover ceremony between both navies.Both ships entered service with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in the early 1990s and since being retired last year Defence has been examining various options for their disposal.Their recommissioning, which until now had not been publicly revealed by Defence, was attended by Australia's Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Mick Noonan.Defence has confirmed the ships, renamed Almirante Latorre and Capitan Prat, will remain in New South Wales until next month "while training is completed, and preparations are made for them to sail to Chile".The ABC has been told the deal with Chile is worth $110 million, comprising of $45 million for each warship and the remainder of the purchase price going towards stores, data and training.In a statement the Department declined to confirm the final figure saying: "As the ships are now formally owned by a foreign Navy, Defence will not be providing further comment".Sources familiar with the deal claim the Chilean Government did not want to widely publicise its purchase given The former RAN vessels are intended to replace two recently decommissioned Chilean warships which were acquired second-hand from the Netherlands in 2004.Almirante Latorre and Capitan Prat have both undergone a basic refit at Sydney's Garden Island and Chilean crew members are completing training at Sydney's HMAS Kuttabul.Last week the Defence Department strongly rejected a television report claiming six visiting Chilean sailors had tested positive to COVID-19, forcing a lockdown of HMAS Watson Naval Base.Before departing Australia, a weapons system known as CIWS will be removed from the ships, while other equipment will be refitted once the vessels arrive in Chile.Defence officials have told the ABC that the recent warship deal is part of an effort by Australia to build a good relationship with the Chilean military. 140829-N-XP344-626 BOSTON (Aug. 29, 2014) USS Constitution sets sail in Boston Harbor during the ship's second and final chief petty officer heritage week underway demonstration of … A decorated former United States Navy admiral has discounted the possibility of the reported plan to re-establish an American military base in the Philippines like the facility they used to share in Subic Bay. "They are pretty well equipped, well trained and capable — good partners in the Pacific," one insider said, speaking on the condition of anonymity. Sailing Ships 1 Allegheny (AT19), formerly the Huron. Jeff Craig, who recently retired from the Navy after serving as a captain, including a tour as second in command of the Roosevelt, worked extensively … Auxiliary Ships 63 Anderson (DD411). A decorated former United States Navy admiral has discounted the possibility of the reported plan to re-establish an American military base in the Philippines like the facility they used to share in Subic Bay.He co-founded an organization that provides vocational training to unemployed young men, co-founded a foundation that supported the City of Olongapo hospital and orphanage, and later becoming an honorary citizen of the city.