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After Chile's independence, she quickly became the leading naval power in South America, But following a long period of peace this advantage was eroded. In 1865 Chile supported Peru in her war with Spain, After a Spanish Naval Squadron had Bombarded Valparaiso, It became evident that Chile needed a strong navy to protect her long Coastline, Under the President Errazuriz. Her Navy was re organised and re built and by the Time of her war with Peru (over territorial boundaries ) This war was mostly fought at sea, This was the first time that modern "Iron Clad " Battleships has been used, During this war some small naval ship to ship engagements took place, including the Capture of the Peruvian Huascar Battleship and the destruction of the Independance. The War was a total success for Chile and proved her naval superiority in South America 1870's and 1880's But over the next 20 years he position weakened and by the turn of the century Chile was the last of the big three South American Countries (the others being Argentina and Brazil) to enter the Dreadnaught battleship race. Its fleet strength during 1906 was 3 aging Battleships, six cruisers, and ten destroyers |
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BATTLESHIPS |
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Almirante Cochrane Class central battery ships. |
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| Almirante Cochrane | Launched 25th January 1874 | Scrapped 1933 | |
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Almirante Cochrane. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original Symonds glass negative. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code SYM24 |
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| Valparaiso | 1875 | Renamed Blanco Encalada c.1890. Sunk 23rd April 1891. | |
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Blanco Encalada - ex Valparaiso, c.1890. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original Symonds glass negative. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code SYM21 |
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| Huascar | Built 6th October 1865 | Now a Floating Museum | |
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Huascar, flying the Chilean flag after capture from Peru. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original Symonds glass negative. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code SYM27 |
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| Capitan Prat | Launched 20th December 1890 | Scrapped 1936 | |
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Almirante Latorre Class |
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| Almirante Latorre | 17th November 1913 | Purchased by Royal Navy as HMS Canada until being sold to Chile in 1920. Sold 1959. | |
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The Crew of the Chilean Battleship Almirate Latorre (ex HMS Canada). A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker Archive. Order Code PAN047 |
Almirante Latorre, in dock, 1934. Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP5231 |
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CRUISERS |
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| Abtao | 1865 | Unknown | |
| Esmeralda | 6th June 1883 | Sold to Japan, 15th November 1894. | |
| Presidente Errazuriz Class | |||
| Presidente Errazuriz | 21st June 1890 | Discarded c.1920. | |
| Presidente Pinto | 4th September 1890 | Discarded c.1910. | |
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President Pinto, 1892. Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP5233 |
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| Blanco Encalada | 9th September 1893 | Discarded 1946. | |
The Chilean cruiser Blanco Encalada, c.1898 |
The Chilean cruiser Blanco Encalada |
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| Ministro Zenteno | 1st February 1896 | Discarded 1931. | |
| Esmeralda | 14th April 1894 | Discarded 1929. | |
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Esmeralda, 1884. Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP5232 |
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The Chilean cruiser Esmeralda, c.1898 |
Esmeralda. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original Symonds glass negative. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code SYM26 |
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| O'Higgins | 17th May 1897 | Discarded 1946 | |
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The Chilean armoured cruiser Almirante O'Higgins being launched, 1897 |
Almirante O'Higgins Ready For Commission
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| Chacabuco | 4th April 1898 | Discarded 1952. | |
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Chacabuco, 1898. Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP5234 |
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Chilean cruiser Chacabuco in 1902. Built at Elswick by Armstrong, Whitworth & Co she was bought by the Chilean government once she was completed. Rear Admiral Don Juan Simpson was on board as the representative for the coronation. Displacement 4,500 tons , speed 22.5 knots. |
The Chilean cruiser Chacabuco in 1902. |
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| Ex-US BROOKLYN class cruisers | |||
| O'Higgins | 1951 | Decomm 1992, foundered on way to breakers | |
| Prat | 1951 | Decomm 1984, Broken up 1985 | |
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| Latorre | 15th July 1971 | Deleted 1984, sold for scrap Aug 1986 | |
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DESTROYERS |
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| Almirante Lynch Class | |||
| Almirante Lynch | 1912 | Stricken 1945 | |
| Almirante Condell | 1913 | Stricken 1944 | |
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Almirante Condell, in dock, 1914. Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP5235 |
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| Almirante Williams Class | |||
| Almirante Williams (ex HMS Botha) | 2nd December 1914 | Stricken 1933 | |
| Almirante Uribe (ex HMS Broke) | 25th May 1914 | Stricken 1933 | |
| Almirante Riveros (ex HMS Faulknor) | 26th February 1914 | Stricken 1933 | |
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| Aldea | 29th November 1928 | Discarded 1957 | |
| Hyatt | 21st July 1928 | Discarded 1963 | |
| Orella | 8th March 1928 | Discarded 1967 | |
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Orella, 1929. Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP5236 |
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| Riquelme | 28th May 1928 | Discarded 1963 | |
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Riquelme. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker Archive. Order Code PAN |
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| Serrano | 25th January 1928 | Discarded 1967 | |
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Serrano, 1929. Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP5237 |
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| Videla | 16th October 1928 | Discarded 1960 | |
| Ex-British COUNTY class destroyer | |||
| Prat | 16th November 1967 | In service 1995 | |
| Cochrane | 19th October 1967 | In service 1995 | |
| Latorre | 9th July 1964 | In service 1995 | |
| Blanco Enclalada | 9th July 1964 | In service 1995 | |
| Ex-US FLETCHER class destroyers | |||
| Blanco Encalada | 1963 | Deleted 1983 | |
| Cochrane | 1963 | Deleted 1983 | |
| ALMIRANTE class destroyer Displacement: 2730t standard; 3300t full load Armament: 4-4in/60, 6-40mm/70, 5-21in TT, 2 squid ASW mortars Complement: 266 (17 officers) | |||
| Almirante Riveros | 12th December 1958 | In service 1995 | |
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ORIGINAL POSTCARD FOR SALE. DONATED TOWARDS THE UPKEEP OF THIS SITE.
Almirante Riveros, May 1962. Original Postcard. Published by Wright & Logan. Price £12. Click here to order. Order Code PAN212 |
Almirante Riveros, April 1973. Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP5238 |
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| Almirante Williams | 5th May 1958 | In service 1995 | |
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ORIGINAL POSTCARD FOR SALE. DONATED TOWARDS THE UPKEEP OF THIS SITE.
Almirante Williams, June 1960. Original Postcard. Published by Wright & Logan. Price £18. Click here to order. Order Code PAN193 |
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| Ex-US ALLEN M SUMNER class destroyers | |||
| Ministro Zenteno | 8th January 1974 | Deleted 1990 | |
| Ministro Portales | 8th January 1974 | Deleted 1990 | |
| Ex-US CHARLES LAWRENCE class destroyers escort | |||
| Orella | 25th November 1966 | Deleted 1984 | |
| Riquelme | 1st December 1966 | Deleted 1984 | |
| Serrano | 25th November 1966 | Deleted 1984 | |
| Virgilio Uribe | 1st December 1966 | TS 1995 | |
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FRIGATES |
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| British LEANDER type frigates | |||
| Almirante Lynch | 6th December 1972 | In service 1995 | |
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ORIGINAL POSTCARD FOR SALE. DONATED TOWARDS THE UPKEEP OF THIS SITE.
Almirante Lynch, June 1974. Original Postcard. Published by Wright & Logan. Price £12. Click here to order. Order Code PAN199 |
Almirante Lynch, June 1974. Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP5240 |
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| Condell | 12th June 1972 | In service 1995 | |
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ORIGINAL POSTCARD FOR SALE. DONATED TOWARDS THE UPKEEP OF THIS SITE.
Condell, April 1974. Original Postcard. Published by Wright & Logan. Price £12. Click here to order. Order Code PAN204 |
Condell, July 1973. Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP5241 |
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| Ministro Zenteno | 21st November 1968 | In service 1995 | |
| General Baquedano | 10th September 1970 | In service 1995 | |
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SUBMARINES |
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These were the first modern submarines acquired by Chile, They had been built for the Royal navy in Canadian yards, But to Compensate Chile for ships acquired by the British Admiralty while ships were being built in the UK for Chile, at the outbreak of world war one. |
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| Guacolda (Ex H13) | Completed 1917 | Ordered by the Royal navy and handed over to Chile as compensation for ships ordered b y Chile being built in the UK which were kept by the British during the war. Transferred to Chile in 1917. Broken up 1949 | |
| Tegualda) (EX H16) | Completed 1917 | Ordered by the Royal navy and handed over to Chile as compensation for ships ordered b y Chile being built in the UK which were kept by the British during the war. Transferred to Chile 3rd July 1917. broken up 1945 | |
| Rucumilla (Ex R.N H17) | Completed 1917 | Ordered by the Royal navy and handed over to Chile as compensation for ships ordered b y Chile being built in the UK which were kept by the British during the war. Handed over to Chile at New London 4th July 1917. arriving in Chile on the 18th July 1918. On the 2nd July 1920 the sub sank while maneuvering in the bay of Talcahuano, In a rescue maneuver which was being watched by the worlds navies. This extraordinary task was being watched by the worlds navies. it was re-floated with the help of salvage cranes and underwater divers, without any loss of life. and the entire crew were rescued. Rucumilla was decommissioned and sold on the 29th December 1945 | |
| Quidora ( EX R.N H18) | Completed 1917 | Ordered by the Royal navy and handed over to Chile as compensation for ships ordered b y Chile being built in the UK which were kept by the British during the war. Transferred to Chile on 3 July 1917. Broken up 1945 | |
| Fresia ( Ex R.N H19 ) | Completed 1917 | Ordered by the Royal navy and handed over to Chile as compensation for ships ordered b y Chile being built in the UK which were kept by the British during the war. Transferred to Chile on 3 July 1917. Broken up 1953 | |
| Capitan O'Brien Class | |||
| Almirante Simpson | 15th January 1929 | Discarded 1957 | |
Almirante Simpson, 1930. Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP5239 |
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| Capitan O'Brien | 2nd October 1928 | Discarded 1957 | |
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The launch of the Chilean submarine Capitan O'Brien in 1929. A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker Archive. Order Code PAN048 |
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| Capitan Thompson | 15th January 1929 | Discarded 1958 | |
| Ex-US BALAO class submarines | |||
| Simpson | 1962 | Deleted 1982 | |
| Thomson | 23rd January 1961 | Reduced to a training hulk 1970 | |
| British OBERON class submarines | |||
| Hyatt | 26th September 1973 | In service 1995 | |
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Hyatt, September 1976. Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP5242 |
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| O'Brien | 21st December 1972 | In service 1995 | |
O'Brien, April 1974. Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP5243 |
O'Brien, July 1974. Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP5244 |
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| THOMSON class (209 type 1300) submarines Displacement: 1285t surfaced; 1390t submerged Armament: 8-533 TT, (bow, 14 AEG SUT torpedoes) Complement: 31 (5 officers) | |||
| Thomson | 28th October 1982 | In service 1995 | |
| Simpson | 29th July 1983 | In service 1995 | |
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4TH OF JULY IS REMEMBERED AS THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE CHILEAN NAVY SUBMARINE COMMAND. A CEREMONY IS HELD IN TALCAHUANO |
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SAIL TRAINING SHIP |
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BE43 Esmeralda at Malta, August 1999. Photographed by Patrick D'Agostino. Copyright Cranston Fine Arts. A reproduction of this original photo size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here . Order Code PD1436 Sail training ship. Formerly Spanish. Displacement: 3,754 tons full load Dimensions: 109.8 x 13.1 x 7 metres. Speed: Sail; 1 diesel, 1 shaft, 1400 bhp giving a speed of 11 knots Complement: 217 plus 80 cadets |
BE43 Esmeralda at Malta, August 1999. Photographed by Patrick D'Agostino. Copyright Cranston Fine Arts. A reproduction of this original photo size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here . Order Code PD1135 |
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BE43 Esmeralda at Malta, August 1999. Photographed by Patrick D'Agostino. Copyright Cranston Fine Arts. A reproduction of this original photo size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here . Order Code PD1133 |
BE43 Esmeralda at Malta, August 1999. Photographed by Patrick D'Agostino. Copyright Cranston Fine Arts. A reproduction of this original photo size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here . Order Code PD1134 |
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BE43 Esmeralda at Malta, August 1999. Photographed by Patrick D'Agostino. Copyright Cranston Fine Arts. A reproduction of this original photo size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here . Order Code PD1136 |
BE43 Esmeralda at Malta, August 1999. Photographed by Patrick D'Agostino. Copyright Cranston Fine Arts. A reproduction of this original photo size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here . Order Code PD1137 |
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19 Almirante Williams. Image contributed by and copyright of Nicholas Newns. Almirante Williams (FFG19) A Type 22 Frigate, formerly HMS Sheffield transferred to the Chilean navy in 1988. |
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