Chilean cruiser Chacabuco (1898)
For other uses, see Chacabuco (disambiguation).
 Chilean cruiser Chacabuco 1898 | |
| Career (Chile) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Chacabuco |
| Namesake: | Battle of Chacabuco |
| Builder: | Armstrong Whitworth |
| Launched: | 4 July 1898 |
| Acquired: | 1902 |
| Struck: | 1952 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Protected cruiser |
| Displacement: | 4,160 long tons (4,230 t) |
| Length: | 360 ft (109.7 m) |
| Beam: | 46 ft 6 in (14.2 m) |
| Draught: | 17 ft (5.2 m) |
| Installed power: | 15,700 ihp (11,700 kW) |
| Propulsion: | 2 shafts, vertical triple-expansion steam engines cylindrical boilers |
| Speed: | 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph) |
| Complement: | 400 |
| Armament: | 2 × 1 - Armstrong 8-inch (203 mm) guns 10 × 1 - 4.7-inch (120 mm) guns |
| Armour: | Deck: 1.75–4.5 in (44–114 mm) Main gun shields: 4.5 in (114 mm) Conning tower: 3 in (76 mm) |
The Chilean cruiser Chacabuco was a protected cruiser in service with the Chilean Navy through World War I and World War II and scrapped 1947.[1]:414
She was involved in the Santa María School massacre.[1]:340
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Carlos López Urrutia (1969). Historia de la Marina de Chile. Andres Bello. GGKEY:9XDHU6QU6DA. Retrieved 9 January 2013.