Built 1870 Thomas Bowdler Yard, Liverpool for Mr G W Wood. Iron screw steamship of 1402gt. L258'9". B34'2" with steam engine by Hawks Crawshaw & Sons. 2-cyl. 250hp, 10knts. Bought 1872 by Chilean SS Co., Valpariso.
SG933. LB 13/305.
Copiapo
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Copiapo
Built 1870 Thomas Bowdler Yard, Liverpool for Mr G W Wood. Iron screw steamship of 1402gt. L258'9". B34'2" with steam engine by Hawks Crawshaw & Sons. 2-cyl. 250hp, 10knts. Bought 1872 by Chilean SS Co., Valpariso.
SG933. LB 13/305.
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Re: Copiapo
Built under yard no 64 as an iron screw steamer by Bowdler Chaffer & Co, Liverpool for M.G.Wood at Liverpool, England.
31 August 1870 launched as the COPIAPO.
Gt. 888, nt. 603.5, 1.173 tons under-decks tonnage; 258.9’ x 34.2’ x 20.6’, (75m x 9.6m x 6.2m.
One 2 cylinder compound steam engine manufactured by Fawcett, Preston & Co Ltd., Liverpool, 250 nhp., steam delivered by two boilers, 12 kn, one screw.
Two decks and a promenade deck; carried some sails.
1870 Registered at Liverpool ON 63309.
After completion, she sailed to Chile, where she was sold or handed over to Cia Chilena de Vapores, (later named Cia Sud Americana de Vapores); registered in Chile; in service October 9, 1872. (it looks like Wood was the agent for C.S.A.V. in England). In the company’s history of the C.S.A.V., she is reported as the first steamer built for the company.
On May 5, 1874, during the Pacific war between Chile and Peru, she was hired by the navy of Chile, and fitted out as an armed auxiliary cruiser, with armament of 1-101.6mm gun on the poop, 4-32pdrs. guns. During the war, she provided logistical support. Displacement given as 1,337 gross and 603.5 tons registered. Together with LOA, she formed a squadron that provided protection from the Magellan’s Strait to Valparaiso for the transport vessels, which came from Europe, loaded with arms, munitions and provisions. COPIAPO was used as escort in convoys to Pisagua, Pacocha and to Pico-Paracas. During this war, she transported 1,118 passengers in cabins and 13,565 on deck.
After the war, she returned to her previous owners.
During the Civil War of 1891, she was requisitioned by Congressionalist Forces, and used as a transport. After the end of the Civil War, she returned to her previous owners.
On Jan. 9, 1894, she collided with an English barque at Caladera, resulting in loss of her foretopmast and topsail. In January, the Government of Ecuador tried to buy her, but the deal fell through.
In 1896, the company was renamed Cia Sud Americana de Vapores, Valparaiso.
On June 21, 1898, the government of Chile was interested in buying the COPIAPO but the deal fell through.
On Feb. 11, 1899, she was sold to Victor Bernard, Valparaiso for 4,500 sterling pounds. In Lloyds 1906-07, Bernard is still listed as the owner. In Lloyds 1908-09, her owner is listed as A. G. Robinson & Co., Valparaiso, under the name ALMIRANTE BLANCO.
1910 Sold to McAuliffe & Co, Valparaiso not renamed.
And in Lloyds 1912-13, she is registered at Coquimbo, Chile, owner not listed ( J.J. McAuliffe) , but she was renamed AROMO.
On Dec. 28, 1912, on a voyage from Iquique to Valparaiso, loaded with general cargo, she grounded on Payta Rock and was wrecked.
The stamp was designed after a painting, made by William Howard Yorke, a maritime painter from Liverpool.
According to Navicula, the stamp was issued for the 110th anniversary of the Cia Sud Americana de Vapores. The company still exists today (2001).
Sources: Chilean Navy website translated by M. Rosner; Log Book Vol. 13 page 305 and 407; Mr. Andreas von Mach and Mr. Charles Dragonette via MARHST-L list; A. Palmhof; WP 30:08, 30:33, 48:07 https://www.miramarshipindex.nz
Nav/7654
Chile 1982 7p sg 933, scott 631c
31 August 1870 launched as the COPIAPO.
Gt. 888, nt. 603.5, 1.173 tons under-decks tonnage; 258.9’ x 34.2’ x 20.6’, (75m x 9.6m x 6.2m.
One 2 cylinder compound steam engine manufactured by Fawcett, Preston & Co Ltd., Liverpool, 250 nhp., steam delivered by two boilers, 12 kn, one screw.
Two decks and a promenade deck; carried some sails.
1870 Registered at Liverpool ON 63309.
After completion, she sailed to Chile, where she was sold or handed over to Cia Chilena de Vapores, (later named Cia Sud Americana de Vapores); registered in Chile; in service October 9, 1872. (it looks like Wood was the agent for C.S.A.V. in England). In the company’s history of the C.S.A.V., she is reported as the first steamer built for the company.
On May 5, 1874, during the Pacific war between Chile and Peru, she was hired by the navy of Chile, and fitted out as an armed auxiliary cruiser, with armament of 1-101.6mm gun on the poop, 4-32pdrs. guns. During the war, she provided logistical support. Displacement given as 1,337 gross and 603.5 tons registered. Together with LOA, she formed a squadron that provided protection from the Magellan’s Strait to Valparaiso for the transport vessels, which came from Europe, loaded with arms, munitions and provisions. COPIAPO was used as escort in convoys to Pisagua, Pacocha and to Pico-Paracas. During this war, she transported 1,118 passengers in cabins and 13,565 on deck.
After the war, she returned to her previous owners.
During the Civil War of 1891, she was requisitioned by Congressionalist Forces, and used as a transport. After the end of the Civil War, she returned to her previous owners.
On Jan. 9, 1894, she collided with an English barque at Caladera, resulting in loss of her foretopmast and topsail. In January, the Government of Ecuador tried to buy her, but the deal fell through.
In 1896, the company was renamed Cia Sud Americana de Vapores, Valparaiso.
On June 21, 1898, the government of Chile was interested in buying the COPIAPO but the deal fell through.
On Feb. 11, 1899, she was sold to Victor Bernard, Valparaiso for 4,500 sterling pounds. In Lloyds 1906-07, Bernard is still listed as the owner. In Lloyds 1908-09, her owner is listed as A. G. Robinson & Co., Valparaiso, under the name ALMIRANTE BLANCO.
1910 Sold to McAuliffe & Co, Valparaiso not renamed.
And in Lloyds 1912-13, she is registered at Coquimbo, Chile, owner not listed ( J.J. McAuliffe) , but she was renamed AROMO.
On Dec. 28, 1912, on a voyage from Iquique to Valparaiso, loaded with general cargo, she grounded on Payta Rock and was wrecked.
The stamp was designed after a painting, made by William Howard Yorke, a maritime painter from Liverpool.
According to Navicula, the stamp was issued for the 110th anniversary of the Cia Sud Americana de Vapores. The company still exists today (2001).
Sources: Chilean Navy website translated by M. Rosner; Log Book Vol. 13 page 305 and 407; Mr. Andreas von Mach and Mr. Charles Dragonette via MARHST-L list; A. Palmhof; WP 30:08, 30:33, 48:07 https://www.miramarshipindex.nz
Nav/7654
Chile 1982 7p sg 933, scott 631c