Huáscar
Museum ship
Peruvian Navy, then Chilean Navy
| Type | Ironclad |
|---|---|
| Wars | War of the Pacific, Chilean Civil War |
| Main guns | 2 × 10″ guns |
Service
| 1866–1879 | Huáscar | |
| from 1879 | Huáscar Captured at Angamos |
British-built turret ram of the Peruvian navy. Under Admiral Miguel Grau she sank Esmeralda at Iquique and raided the Chilean coast for five months, until she was captured at Angamos in October 1879. In Chilean service she joined the Congressionalists in 1891, escorting convoys and bombarding Iquique. Preserved today as a museum ship at Talcahuano.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 2 × 10-inch (254 mm), 300 lb (136 kg) Armstrong guns in a single Coles turret
- 2 × 4.7-inch (120 mm), 40 lb (18 kg) Armstrong guns
- 1 × 12-pounder guns
- 1 × .44 cal Gatling gun
- Armoured ram bow
Armour
- Belt: 2.5–4.5 in (64–114 mm)
- Gun turrets: 5.5–7.5 in (140–191 mm)
- Conning tower: 3 in (76 mm)
- Deck: 2 in (51 mm)
| Builder | Laird Brothers, Birkenhead, England |
|---|---|
| Launched | 7 October 1865 |
| Commissioned | 8 November 1866 |
| Displacement | 1,870 long tons (1,900 t) |
| Length | 66.9 m (219 ft 6 in) |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 170 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
7 October 1865
Battle of Iquique
Survived
21 May 1879 · War of the Pacific
Under Miguel Grau; rammed Esmeralda
Battle of Angamos
Captured
8 October 1879 · War of the Pacific
Grau killed; boarded before she could be scuttled
Joined the Chilean Navy
8 October 1879 · Captured at Angamos
Decommissioned
Museum ship
1897