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PILCOMAYO wooden gunboat (1875/1879)
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Pilcomayo
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilcomayo | Money Wigram, Blackwood, UK | 1872 | 1874 | 1875 // 11.1879 | TS 1890, hulk 1909 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 800 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 55.4 pp |
| Breadth, m | 7.47 |
| Draught, m | 3.51 max |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 HC |
| Power, h. p. | 1080 |
| Max speed, kts | 11 |
| Fuel, t | coal |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 2 x 1 - 147/21 Armstrong 70pdr BLR, 2 x 1 - 121/22 Armstrong 20pdr BLR |
| Complement | 130 |
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Pilcomayo
Project history
Barque-rigged boat with one funnel. She was completed for Peruvian navy in 1875 and captured by Chilean ironclad Blanco Encalada 18.11.1879 off Moquegua.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
By 1890 Pilcomayo was a boys' TS.
