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Lautaro

Lautaro

Survived

Chilean Navy

TypeFrigate
Guns46
WarChilean War of Independence

Former East Indiaman Windham, bought in London in 1818. With San Martín at the capture of Reina María Isabel, and her boats under Martin Guise were half of the party that took the Esmeralda. Still serving as a transport at Chiloé in 1825.

Combate entre la fragata patriota "Lautaro" y la fragata realista "Esmeralda".Título: Captura fallida de La EsmeraldaDescripción: Composición marina que representa dos navíos. El de la izquierda cuenta con una bandera española, mientras el de la derecha con una bandera chilena. El cielo se observa c Photo: Thomas Somerscales, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • East Indiaman: 26 × 18 and 6-pounder guns
  • Transport (1816):14 × 9-pounder guns
  • Chilean Navy: 42 guns
BuilderPerry, Wells & Green, Blackwall Shipyard
Launched3 November 1800
CommissionedApril 1818
Length146 ft 3+1⁄2 in (44.6 m) (overall) 118 ft 9+1⁄2 in (36.2 m) (keel)

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

3 November 1800

28 October 1818

Fate

Survived

Sold as pontoon in Valparaíso, scrapped 1829