Peruvian ironclad Huáscar

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The Peruvian ironclad Huáscar is a 19th-century turret ship famed for its daring actions during the War of the Pacific and now preserved as a historic museum ship.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic ship
ironclad warship
museum ship
turret ship
armament secondary guns and small arms (varied over time)
two 10-inch main guns in a Coles turret
builder Laird Brothers
builtAt Birkenhead, England
linked to: Birkenhead
capturedBy Chile
captureEvent Battle of Angamos
commissioned 1866
conflict War of the Pacific (1879–1884)
linked to: War of the Pacific
countryOfOrigin Peru
currentUse museum ship
dateOfCapture 8 October 1879
designer Captain Cowper Phipps Coles (turret system)
displacement approximately 1130 tons
era 19th century
flagDuringConstruction Peru
hasFeature iron armor
ram bow
rotating gun turret
heritageDesignation historic monument (Chile)
homePort Talcahuano
laidDown 1864
laterName Huáscar (Chilean Navy service)
launched 1865
length approximately 67 meters
location Talcahuano, Chile
material iron hull
namedAfter Inca emperor Huáscar
linked to: Huascar
navalTechnology early turret ship design
notability famed for daring commerce-raiding and naval actions in War of the Pacific
notableEngagement Battle of Angamos
Battle of Iquique
operator Chilean Navy
participatedIn War of the Pacific
preservationPurpose naval and maritime museum
propulsion single screw propeller
steam engine
servedIn Chilean Navy
Peruvian Navy
serviceEntryNavy Peruvian Navy in 1866
serviceEntryOtherNavy Chilean Navy after 1879
shipyard Laird Brothers shipyard
status preserved
symbolOf shared naval history of Peru and Chile
type central-battery ironclad with turret

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Battle of Iquique shipInvolved Peruvian ironclad Huáscar
Battle of Iquique shipInvolved Peruvian armored frigate Independencia
linked to: Peruvian ironclad Huáscar
Corvette Esmeralda sunkBy Peruvian ironclad Huáscar
Miguel Grau shipCommanded Huáscar
linked to: Peruvian ironclad Huáscar
Battle of Angamos shipInvolved Huáscar
linked to: Peruvian ironclad Huáscar