''General Baquedano'' was the first training ship of the Chilean Navy ordered specifically for this purpose. She replaced in this function the old and .
From 1922 to 1926 she was refitted in Talcahuano. She continued to serve as training ship until 1935.
In the literature
Francisco Coloane
Francisco Coloane Cárdenas (; July 19, 1910 – August 5, 2002) was a Chilean novelist and short fiction writer whose works have been translated into many languages. Some of his books were adapted to theatre and film.
Biography
He was born i ...
wrote the novel El último grumete de la Baquedano (''The last deckboy of the Baquedano'').
References
External links
* Luis Enrique Delan
Farewell to the ''Baquedano''in Chilean magazine "Zig Zag"
* Felipe García-Huidobro Correa
Centenario del primer viaje de instrucción de la corbeta General Baquedano 1899-1999
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1898 ships
Corvettes of Chile
Training ships
Ships built by Armstrong Whitworth