1 career (chile)
1.1 war of pacific
1.2 after war
1.3 chilean civil war
1.4 postwar
1.5 memorial ship
career (chile)
war of pacific
after battle of angamos, huáscar entered service of chilean navy. @ arica fought duel peruvian monitor manco cápac (formerly uss oneota) while participating in bombardment of city –where new commander manuel thomson killed– , aided in blockade of callao.
after war
after war, in 1885 , 1887, huáscar renovated, including renewal of boilers, new screw design, , all-new steam engines move gun , artillery turrets.
in may 1888, part of ceremonial division commanded rear admiral luis uribe, huáscar brought bodies of officers esmeralda graves @ iquique new burial place @ valparaíso. notably, these same officers killed on huáscar s deck @ battle of iquique; rear admiral uribe had been executive officer aboard esmeralda , survivor of battle.
chilean civil war
huáscar participated in 1891 chilean civil war between government , congress. undergoing major maintenance work @ onset of war, seized , towed out of valparaíso rebel-leaning navy, , readied action within 3 days.
commanded captain josé maría santa cruz, participated in takeover of port city of taltal rebels, ran escort duty convoys , protected rebel-held ports. returned once more port of iquique, time bombard port city held government forces.
after 8 months of fighting, war ended government s surrender.
postwar
ironclad huáscar in 1903
huáscar anchored in harbour @ talcahuano , painted in victorian colors, 27 july 2005
huáscar went on serving chilean navy until boiler explosion in 1897 @ talcahuano military harbour resulted in decommissioning. partially repaired, later served first submarine tender in chilean navy 1917 1930.
in 1930s huáscar taken in hand reconditioning heritage ship. recommissioned in 1934, huáscar armed 2 8-inch guns, 3 4.7 inch guns , 4 47mm guns. 1,870-ton ironclad wore flag of port admiral @ talcahuano. late 1949 listed in jane s fighting ships coast defense ship; photograph of huáscar in year s edition dated 1938.
memorial ship
when recommissioned in 1934, huáscar oldest vessel of chilean navy. between 1951 , 1952, work undertaken aim restore her 1897 condition, when finished service in chilean navy, , declare shrine glory of both peruvian , chilean navies.
she became floating museum , memorial, displaying many objects , relics recovered navy warehouses or donated private citizens talcahuano , concepción area, including:
a shrine portraits of 3 commanders lost lives on deck, set in commander s quarters.
a portrait gallery in boiler room.
a prayer room, duly authorized archbishop of concepción
between 1971 , 1972, second restoration phase undertaken @ chilean navy drydock in talcahuano: hull repaired, , engines rebuilt according original blueprints obtained in england. since then, strict maintenance program ensures survival , preservation future generations.
in 1995, world ship trust conferred maritime heritage award [1] on chilean navy restoration of huáscar.
huáscar berthed @ port of talcahuano, chile. talcahuano naval base , shipyards devastated 2010 chile earthquake , resulting tsunami; although huáscar @ base then, survived no apparent damage , reopened visitors in march 2011.
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