Thomas Thomson Porto Manuel Mariño (3 November 1839 – 27 February 1880) was a Chilean frigate captain of the

Chilean Navy The Chilean Navy ( es, Armada de Chile) is the naval warfare service branch of the Chilean Armed Forces. It is under the Ministry of National Defense. Its headquarters are at Edificio Armada de Chile, Valparaiso. History Origins and the War ...

, who fought and died during the

War of the Pacific The War of the Pacific ( es, link=no, Guerra del Pacífico), also known as the Saltpeter War ( es, link=no, Guerra del salitre) and by multiple other names, was a war between Chile and a Bolivian–Peruvian alliance from 1879 to 1884. Fought ...

. Thomson was given command of the ironclad vessel ''

Huáscar Huáscar Inca (; Quechua: ''Waskar Inka''; 1503–1532) also Guazcar was Sapa Inca of the Inca Empire from 1527 to 1532. He succeeded his father, Huayna Capac and his brother Ninan Cuyochi, both of whom died of smallpox while campaigning near Q ...

'' following its capture by Chile during the

Battle of Angamos The Battle of Angamos ( es, Combate de Angamos) was a naval encounter of the War of the Pacific fought between the navies of Chile and Perú at Punta Angamos, on 8 October 1879. The battle was the culminating point of a naval campaign that las ...

. Thomson then took the ship to Arica in order to bombard and blockade the city. While at Arica, the ''Huáscar'' fought a duel with the Peruvian monitor ''

Manco Cápac Manco Cápac ( Quechua: ''Manqu Qhapaq'', "the royal founder"), also known as Manco Inca and Ayar Manco was, according to some historians, the first governor and founder of the Inca civilization in Cusco, possibly in the early 13th century.Presc ...

'' which is known as the

Naval Battle of Arica The Naval Battle of Arica ( es, Combate naval de Arica) was a naval battle which took place on 27 February 1880 during the Blockade of Arica as part of the War of the Pacific. Background The blockade of Arica was conducted by the Chilean navy' ...

. During this action Thomson was killed. The Chilean submarine

Thomson (SS-20) ''Thomson'' (SS-20) is a Type 209 submarine, 1400-l variant and referred to as the ''Thomson class''. The boat was built for the Chilean Navy by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft shipyards in Kiel, Germany. The boats namesake is Manuel Thomson Po ...

is named after him.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Thomson, Manuel 1839 births 1880 deaths Chilean Navy personnel of the War of the Pacific 19th-century Chilean Navy personnel Chilean hydrographers