HEIC Cumberland |
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| Career (Great Britain) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | HEIC Cumberland |
| Owner: | William Borradaile |
| Operator: | Honourable East India Company |
| Route: | England–India |
| Builder: | Dudman's Dock, Deptford |
| Launched: | 11 November 1802 |
| Honours and awards: |
Battle of Pulo Aura |
| Fate: | sold to Chile |
| Career (Chile) | |
| Name: | San Martín |
| Namesake: | José de San Martín |
| Cost: | $140,000 ($200,000 ?) |
| Acquired: | 20 August 1818 |
| Out of service: | 27 September 1828 |
| Honours and awards: |
Capture of Reina María Isabel, Perla, and San Miguel |
| Fate: | beached in Valparaíso |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | East Indiaman |
| Displacement: | 1,350 t |
| Length: | 133 feet 10 inches (40.79 m) |
| Beam: | 42 feet 1 inch (12.83 m) |
| Draft: | 17 feet 2 inches (5.23 m) |
| Propulsion: | sail |
| Crew: | 456 |
| Armament: | 60 guns |
The ship San Martín was initially the British East Indiaman Cumberland of 1,350 tons, launched on 11 November 1802 for the East India Company, and purchased in London by José Antonio Álvarez Condarco for approximately 200,000 pesos.
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She sailed seven times between India and England from 1802 to 1815[1] and fought in the Battle of Pulo Aura under the command of Commodore Nathaniel Dance against the French Contre-Admiral Charles-Alexandre Durand Linois.[2]
The purchase by Chile was arranged by José Antonio Álvarez Condarco, agent of the Chilean government in London, by order of Bernardo O'Higgins, head of the Chilean government.
After her arrival in May 1818 under the command of William Wilkinson, she was purchased for 210,000 pesos[3] and refitted with 64 guns.[4] Wilkinson continued in charge, and the ship was renamed San Martín to honour José de San Martín, who strongly supported the independence of Chile.
On 25 October 1818 the First Chilean Navy Squadron (San Martín, Lautaro, and Chacabuco) commanded by Manuel Blanco Encalada defeated a Spanish expedition and captured the Santa Isabel and eight other Spanish transports. One transport with 100 Spanish soldiers reached safety at Callao.
She sunk in July 1821 off Chorrilos, Peru.