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Covadonga at berth in Valparaiso, Chile
History
Spain
Name
Virgen de Covadonga
Ordered
June 10, 1857
Builder
Arsenal de la Carrara shipyard (Cádiz, Spain)
Cost
5,000,000 Reales de Vellón
Laid down
13 February 1858
Launched
28 November 1859
Commissioned
8 October 1859
Captured
Battle of Papudo, 26 November 1865
Fate
Captured by Chilean Navy during the Chincha Islands War
Chile
Name
Covadonga
Acquired
26 November 1865
Commissioned
4 December 1865
Fate
Sunk by a mine in Chancay, Peru during the War of the Pacific, 13 September 1880
General characteristics
Type
Screw-propelled schooner
Tons burthen
630 tons
Length
107 ft (33 m)
Propulsion
160 CV (120 kW) steam engine made in the Factory Nº 4, Ferrol
1-shaft
Sail plan
Brigantine sail rigging
Speed
7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) on steam
Complement
110 crewman
Armament
2 70-pounder (200 mm) revolving guns
2 9-pounder guns (*)
3 40-pounder guns (*)
Notes
(*) Installed after 21 May 1879
The schooner Virgen de Covadonga, was a schooner built in Spain and launched in 1859. During the Spanish-South American War (1863-1866), it was captured by Chilean forces at the end of the Papudo naval action and incorporated into the Chilean Navy. After being assigned to exploration missions, she was later assigned to the Chilean squadron that participated in the Pacific War (1879-1883). In the Battle of Punta Gruesa defeated the Ironclad Independencia.
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