List of ships named Esmeralda

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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
Esmeralda corvette Auxiliary sailors 1854 Armada de Chile decreased
Esmeralda Protected cruiser Armstrong Rendel cruiser 1882 Armstrong-Whitworth Armada de Chile
Cruceroesmeralda1884.jpg
Esmeralda Armored cruiser 1896 Armada de Chile 1896 to 1929 Canceled in 1933
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Esmeralda Sail training ship 1949 to 1952 Echevarrieta y Larrinaga Armada de Chile in motion
Buque Escuela Esmeralda.jpg
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

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  2. 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;