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Huascar
Huascar
Anchored at the Chilean Navy Ship's Yard at Talcahuano, Chile.

Museum ship, this is the second oldest ship still afloat, after HMS Warrior.

Ship?s Yard: Laird Brothers

Launched: 7th of October of 1865 at Birkenhead

General characteristics

Displacement: 1,180 long tons (1,199 t)

Length: 66.9 m (219 ft) Beam: 10.9 m (35.8 ft) Draught: 5.7 m (18.7 ft)

Propulsion: 1 x steam engine, 1500 hp (1120 kW), single screw

Sail plan: Brigantine Speed: 12 knots

Complement: 170

Armament:

2 x 10" (254 mm), 300 lb (136 kg) Armstrong guns in a single Coles turret

2 x 4.75" (120 mm), 40 lb (18 kg) Armstrong guns
1 x 12 lb (5 kg) cannon
1 x .44 cal Gatling gun

Armoured ram bow

Armour:

4.5" (114 mm) iron belt (amidships), tapering to 2.5" (64 mm) (prow and bow)

5.5" (140 mm) iron turret

Username Registered surveychile
Shipowner Chilean Navy
Ship manager
IMO Number
Type of ship Iron Clad
Year of build and builder 1866 Lairds, Birkenhead, England
Date 28 December 2014
Place Port of Talcahuano, Chile.
Added on 10/10/2015
Dimension 1200 x 900
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