List of ships named Esmeralda
Esmeralda is a traditional name for ships of the Chilean Navy and the name of many other ships. The name is the Spanish term for emerald , one of the most valuable and correspondingly expensive gemstones.
Ship list
designation | Ship type | Class / type | Construction year | Shipyard | Owner | period of service | Whereabouts | image |
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Esmeralda | corvette | Auxiliary sailors | 1854 | Armada de Chile | decreased | |||
Esmeralda | Protected cruiser | Armstrong Rendel cruiser | 1882 | Armstrong-Whitworth | Armada de Chile | |||
Esmeralda | Armored cruiser | 1896 | Armada de Chile | 1896 to 1929 | Canceled in 1933 | |||
Esmeralda | Sail training ship | 1949 to 1952 | Echevarrieta y Larrinaga | Armada de Chile | in motion | |||
EsmeraldaReceipt ? | Barge | Motor ship | 1964 | Bijholt in Foxhol (NL) | in motion |
See also
Web links
Commons : Ships named Esmeralda - collection of images, videos and audio files
Footnotes
- ↑ Ships with the ship name Esmeralda (viewed on September 13, 2009 at www.miramarshipindex.org.nz; registration required) ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ The corvette Esmeralda had a mixed propulsion system consisting of sails and a steam engine. She took part in the saltpeter war against Peru and Bolivia and was sunk in the sea battle at Iquique on May 21, 1879 by the Peruvian warship Huáscar under Admiral Miguel Grau Seminario . Displacement: 854 tons; Propulsion: sails on three masts and steam engine; Armament: 2 × 12 pound guns;