Compound steam engine, 2,230 hp (1,663 kW), 2 shafts
Speed
11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Complement
114 sailors and 24 marines
Armament
1 × 7 in (180 mm) gun
1 × 64-pounder gun
2 × 4 in (100 mm) guns
The corvette Magallanes was ordered by the Chilean government after the disastrous consequences of the War against Spain in 1864-1866 and the rising border conflict with the neighboring countries at the end of the 1870s.
^"Cañonera Chilena Magallanes". Historia y Arqueologia Marítima. 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2013. (in Spanish)
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