The ''Angamos'' was built in England for the "Fratelli Lavarello Fu G. B.", from Génova, under the name ''Citta de Venezia''. Later she was sold to William Ruys & Zonen, from Rotterdam and renamed ''Spartan''
In 1891, during the
Chilean Civil War of 1891
The Chilean Civil War of 1891 (also known as Revolution of 1891) was a civil war in Chile fought between forces supporting Congress and forces supporting the President, José Manuel Balmaceda from 16 January 1891 to 18 September 1891. The war ...
, she was sold to the
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
an government, renamed ''Angamos'', but she arrived to Valparaíso in 1892, after the end of the war and was operated by the
CSAV
CSAV (Compañía Sudamericana de Vapores) is a Chilean shipping company that is currently the largest company of its type in Latin America and also one of the oldest ones, having been founded in 1872.
Originally, the company's business consisted ...
.
On 6 July 1928 she sailed bound for Talcahuano under Captain Ismael Suárez Maldonado as she sunk off Punta Morguillas ,
Lebu, Chile
Lebu is a port city and commune in central Chile administered by the Municipality of Lebu. Lebu is also the capital of Arauco Province in Bío Bío Region. It lies on the south bank of the mouth of the Lebu River.
The commune includes Mocha I ...
. 262 persons died, only 7 Persons could be rescued. It was the second biggest single-incident maritime losses of life in the history of Chile.
See also
*
Chilean ship Cazador
The Cazador was a steamboat built 1848 in France and bought 1851 by the Chilean Navy for the transport of military and cargo along the coast of Chile.
On 30 January 1856, the ''Cazador'' sailed off Talcahuano bound for Valparaíso at 11:30 AM c ...
, the biggest single-incident maritime losses of life in the history of Chile
References
External links
*Chilean Navy websit
Angamos, transporte (2do). retrieved on 15 August 2013
Cueca de Hundimiento del Angamos*Histama
*Blo
: several reports about the sinking of the Angamos, in Spanish Language
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Shipwrecks in the Chilean Sea
Maritime incidents in 1928
Maritime incidents in Chile
Auxiliary ships of Chile
1890 ships