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 The frigate Apurimac on sails |
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| Career (Perú) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Apurimac |
| Ordered: | August, 1852 |
| Builder: | Richard & Harvey Green Shipyard, Blackwall (United Kingdom) |
| Laid down: | 1853 |
| Launched: | July, 1854 |
| Commissioned: | August, 1855 |
| Renamed: | Callao (1858-1863) |
| Fate: | Scuttled to prevent capture in the Callao harbor, January 16, 1881 |
| Notes: | Serve as training ship from 1873 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | screw-propelled steam frigate |
| Tons burthen: | 1666 tons B.O.M. (British Old Measurement) |
| Length: | 62.17 m (204.0 ft) |
| Beam: | 13.10 m (43.0 ft) |
| Draft: | 7.16 m (23.5 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 300 hp (220 kW) alternative steam engine made by James Watt & Co 1-shaft with a folding helix |
| Sail plan: | Frigate sail rigging |
| Speed: | 9 kn (17 km/h) on steam 14 kn (26 km/h) on sail |
| Complement: | 200 crewman |
| Armament: |
12 32-pounder smoothbore guns |
The Apurimac was the second steam frigate of the Peruvian Navy, built in England in 1855 along with the steamers Loa and Tumbes as a part of a major built-up of the Navy during the goverment of the president José Rufino Echenique. Veteran of two wars and many internal conflicts, from 1873 due to its age it served as training ship in the Callao port until January 16, 1881, when she was scuttled along with the rest of the Peruvian Navy to prevent be captured by the Chilean troops who occupied the port after the defeat of the Peruvian Army in the battle of San Juan.
