Chacabuco

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The cruiser Chacabuco was built by Armstrong. Laid down at Elswick in 1877, on speculation. Completed in 1902 and bought by Chile in that year, her displacement (standard) was 3,437 tons. Length (pp.) 360 ft., beam 461/2 ft., draft (max) 17 ft. Engine, steam 15,500 i.p.h., speed 24 knots. Normal coal supply 300 tons, maximum 1,028 tons.
Complement was 400 and armament, two 6-in, ten 4.7-in., five 3-in and one 3 pdr gun. The 6-in, guns were fitted with electric training and elevating gears. In "Jane's Fighting Ships" for 1940 it is noted that she still steamed well. She does not appear in 1946 edition. SG751

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Built as a cruiser under yard No 663 by Armstrong, Whitworth & Co at Low Walker, Elswick as speculation.
11 August 1896 laid down as a “Stock YOSHINO”.
04 July 1898 launched and provisionally named FOURTH OF JULY she was a sistership of the Japanese cruiser TAKASAGO.
Displacement 4,160 tons, 4,300 ton full load, dim. 109.7 x 14.2 x 5.2m, length bpp. 118.2m.
Powered by two sets VTE Humphrys Tennant steam engines, 15,750 ihp, twin shafts, speed during trials 22.92 knots.
Armament 2 – 8 inch, 10 – 4.7 inch OF, 16 – 3 pdr OF, 6 – 1 pdr QF guns. 5 – 18 inch torpedo tubes.
Bunker capacity 350 ton coal, maximum 1,028 ton.
Crew 400.
January 1902 sold to Chile, and after successfully completed gunnery and speed trials 16-17 January 1902 handed over to the Chilean Navy.

29 April 1902 under the name CHACABUCO she left the River Tyne.
1902 took part in King’s Edward VII’s Coronation Review at Spithead, later that year she left Plymouth with some other Chilean navy ships she sailed for Chile.
In 1911 she returned back to the U.K. to attend the King George V’s Coronation Review,
She got a refit several times, in 1941-1942 she underwent major repairs and modernisation and refitted in a training vessel. Her armament changed to 6 – 6 inch, 4 10mm AA guns, her torpedo tubes removed. A new bridge was placed.
14 July 1943 she performed exercises in the Coquimbo area and she visited Lota, Talcahuano before returning to Valparaiso. In the end of that year participated in fleet exercised with her squadron.
After 1945 made some cruises and visited several ports in Chile.
April 1949 makes a goodwill cruise with midshipmen to the north coast of Africa and the Juan Fernandez archipelago and arrived back in Valparaiso late May 1949. The rest of the year keeps her busy with visits to other ports in Chile and fleet exercises.
The rest of her career used as training vessel, she was the last cruiser built by Armstrong, still in active service in the world.
05 June 1954 struck from the Navy list, where after her hull was bought by the Pacific Steel Company, Chile for scrapping.

Chile 1975 500e sg752, scott?. 800e sg755, scott? 1000e sg759, scott?
Source: Warships for Export, Armstrong Warships 1867-1927 by Peter Brook. http://historico.armada.cl/site/unidade ... es/294.htm