Blanca
Survived
| Type | Frigate |
|---|---|
| War | Chincha Islands War |
| Main guns | 10 × 200 mm (7.9 in) 68-pounder smoothbore guns |
Screw frigate (also called Reina Blanca). Fought at Abtao and Callao.
Armament and specifications
Armament
As built
- 10 × 200 mm (7.9 in) 68-pounder smoothbore guns
- 26 × 160 mm (6.3 in) 32-pounder rifled guns
- 6 × bronze guns (for boats)
1872
- 21 × 200 mm (7.9 in) smoothbore guns
- 4 × 160 mm (6.3 in) rifled guns
1884
- 4 × 120 mm (4.7 in) guns
- 2 × 90 mm (3.5 in) guns
- 2 × 70 mm (2.8 in) guns
- 1 x machine gun
| Builder | Reales Astilleros de Esteiro, Ferrol, Spain |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 16 October 1854 or 4 April 1855 (see text) |
| Launched | 19 February 1859 |
| Commissioned | 1859 |
| Displacement | 2,600 or 3,800 tonnes (2,600 or 3,700 long tons) |
| Length | 64 m (210 ft 0 in) |
| Speed | 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) |
| Complement | As built: 408 officers and enlisted men 1886: 8 officers, 290–330 enlisted men, 30–40 midshipmen |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
19 February 1859
Battle of Abtao
Survived
7 February 1866
Battle of Callao
Survived
2 May 1866
Fate
Survived
Scrapped 1893