| Career (Chile) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Constitución |
| Namesake: | Constitución, Chile |
| Operator: | Chilean Navy |
| Commissioned: | 1851 |
| Decommissioned: | 1856 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Corvette |
| Tons burthen: | 644 t |
| Length: | 120 feet (37 m) |
| Sail plan: | corvette |
| Armament: | 18 x 24 pounder |
The Chilean corvette Constitución was built by the Juan Duprat shipyard in Valparaíso under a Chilean law of year 1847 in that same year and was launched on 19 January 1851. It was the first warship to be built completely in Chile, excluding the guns which were made in France. The copper plates to protect the hull were made by Lambert in Coquimbo.
During the revolution of 1851 she adhered to the cause of the government.[1]
Constitución was decommissioned in 1856 and disarmed in 1857.