Covadonga
Sunk
Spanish Navy, then Chilean Navy
| Type | Schooner |
|---|---|
| Wars | Chincha Islands War, War of the Pacific |
| Main guns | 2 x 200 mm (7.9 in) 68-pounder (31 kg) smoothbore guns |
Service
| to 1865 | Virgen de Covadonga | |
| from 1865 | Covadonga Captured at Papudo |
The Spanish schooner Virgen de Covadonga, captured by Esmeralda at Papudo in 1865 and taken into the Chilean navy. At Iquique in 1879 she lured the Peruvian ironclad Independencia onto the rocks at Punta Gruesa. Sunk in 1880 off Chancay by an explosive-laden boat.
Armament and specifications
Armament
As built
- 2 x 200 mm (7.9 in) 68-pounder (31 kg) smoothbore guns
- 1 x 160 mm (6.3 in) 32-pounder (14.5 kg) smoothbore swivel gun
Installed after 21 May 1879
- 3 x 40-pounder (18.1 kg) guns
- 2 x 9-pounder (4.1 kg) guns
| Builder | Arsenal de La Carraca, San Fernando, Spain |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 13 February 1858 |
| Launched | 28 November 1859 |
| Commissioned | 8 October 1859 |
| Displacement | 415 tons |
| Length | 45.60 m (149 ft 7 in) |
| Speed | 6 to 8 knots (11 to 15 km/h; 6.9 to 9.2 mph) under steam |
| Complement | 82 to 125 men |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
28 November 1859
26 November 1865 · Chincha Islands War
Battle of Abtao
Survived
7 February 1866 · Chincha Islands War
Battle of Punta Gruesa
Survived
21 May 1879 · War of the Pacific
Under Carlos Condell
Battle of Angamos
Survived
8 October 1879 · War of the Pacific
Fate
Sunk
Sunk by mine 13 September 1880