Old Type 23 frigates may have limited export value

What might happen to Type 23 frigates when Type 26 replaces them?

They may be too old for many buyers, but Chile or another existing operator could acquire one for service or spare parts.

Age will narrow the market for retired Type 23 frigates. A navy taking one on would inherit maintenance demands as well as a capable anti-submarine hull. Chile is a plausible buyer because it already operates Type 23s and could use another ship or its parts to sustain the existing force. The short answer highlights how commonality and spare-parts value can keep an elderly warship commercially relevant after front-line replacement.