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Chilean Corvette Abtao
The corvette ''Abtao'' was a wooden ship built in Scotland during 1864 of 1.600 tons and 800 IHP. She fought in the War of the Pacific and was in service for the Chilean Navy until 1922. __TOC__ Two hulls in Glasgow During the Chincha Islands War, the Chilean Government sent her agent in Belgium Manuel Carvallo to British shipyards in search of unsold warships originally laid down for the Confederate States Navy; He found in Glasgow and Greenock, on the River Clyde , the hulls of the 1600-ton commerce-raider ''Texas'' (not the ironclad ) and the 1200-ton ''Pampero''. In order to conceal the true owner of the ship and to elude the Foreign Enlistment Act, several names were used for the ships. Both ships used the name ''Pampero'' but the 1600-ton ''Texas'' was also named ''Cyclone'' and finally ''Abtao'' and the 1200-ton true original ''Pampero'' was also named ''Canton'' and finally ''Tornado'' under Spanish command. The 1600-ton hull was christened ''Pampero'' by a Mrs. Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naval Jack Of Chile
A navy, naval force, or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions. It includes anything conducted by surface ships, amphibious ships, submarines, and seaborne aviation, as well as ancillary support, communications, training, and other fields. The strategic offensive role of a navy is projection of force into areas beyond a country's shores (for example, to protect sea-lanes, deter or confront piracy, ferry troops, or attack other navies, ports, or shore installations). The strategic defensive purpose of a navy is to frustrate seaborne projection-of-force by enemies. The strategic task of the navy also may incorporate nuclear deterrence by use of submarine-launched ballistic missiles. Naval operations can be broadly divided between riverine and littoral applications (brown-water navy), open-ocean applications (blu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
