Meteoro (brigantine)
Meteoro was a brigantine of the Chilean Navy originally built in New Orleans for the Mexican Navy prior to the Mexican–American War.[1] During its service in the Chilean Navy the ship engaged in the suppression of the Mutiny of Cambiazo in the Straits of Magellan.[1] In 1859 Meteoro, commanded by Martín Aguayo, almost sunk at during a storm in Cape Horn while its companion ship Pizarro commanded by Francisco Hudson was lost.[1]
History | |
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Mexico | |
Name: | Meteoro |
Builder: | New Orleans, United States |
Commissioned: | 1848 |
Fate: | Sold to Chile, 1850 |
Chile | |
Fate: | Scrapped 1861 |
General characteristics | |
Type: | Brigantine |
Displacement: | 290 long tons (295 t) |
Armament: |
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References
- Meteoro, bergantín (1º) Archived 2014-05-08 at the Wayback Machine, Armada de Chile. Retrieved on 15 March 2013.
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