Peruvian ironclad Independencia
Independencia in 1866
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| Name: | Independencia |
| Ordered: | 1 March 1864 |
| Builder: | Samuda Brothers, Poplar, London |
| Laid down: | 1864 |
| Launched: | 8 August 1865 |
| Completed: | December 1866 |
| Fate: | Destroyed after it ran aground during the Battle of Punta Gruesa, 21 May 1879 |
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| Type: | Armored corvette |
| Displacement: | 3,500 long tons (3,600 t) |
| Length: | 215 ft (65.5 m) (p/p) |
| Beam: | 44 ft 9 in (13.6 m) |
| Draught: | 21 ft 6 in (6.6 m) |
| Installed power: | 2,200 ihp (1,600 kW) |
| Propulsion: | 1 shaft, 1 Trunk steam engine |
| Sail plan: | Barque-rigged |
| Speed: | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement: | 250 |
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Independencia was an armored corvette built in England for the Peruvian Navy during the mid-1860s. During the War of the Pacific of 1879–83, Independencia ran aground while pursuing the Chilean schooner Covadonga during the Battle of Punta Gruesa on 21 May 1879. The survivors were rescued by Huáscar and the wreck destroyed to prevent its capture.
Independencia was 215 feet (65.5 m) long between perpendiculars, had a beam of 44 feet 9 inches (13.6 m) and a draft of 22 feet 6 inches (6.9 m). The ship displaced 3,500 long tons (3,600 t). She had one trunk steam engine that drove her single propeller. The engine produced 2,200 indicated horsepower (1,600 kW) which gave the ship a speed of 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph). For long-distance travel, Independencia was fitted with three masts and barque rigged. She had a crew of 250 officers and crewmen.
The ship was armed with four Armstrong 7-inch (178 mm), twelve 6-inch (152 mm) and four 30-pounder rifled, muzzle-loading guns. The 7-inch guns were on pivot mountings on the spar deck. She was a central-battery ironclad with the armament concentrated amidships.Independencia was equipped with a ram at her bow and her hull was divided into three watertight compartments. The ship had a complete waterline armor belt 4.5 inches (110 mm) thick. Her battery was protected by armor plates equally as thick.
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