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mercucio_09 · 09-04-12, 04:41 AM

3. Schooner "Virgen de Covadonga" (chilean) (IA) 1859
Spanish warship captured by chilean corvette Esmeralda during "Chincha Islands War" (1865).
Peruvian ironclad "Independencia" collided with a submerged rock and sank after trying to ram the "Covadonga" in the called "Naval Battle of Punta Gruesa" (21-05-1879)
She sank while enforcing a blockade in the port of Chancay, Perú, when the crew tried to lift a peruvian boat with fruit, and it exploded cause it was really a floating mine. (13-09-1880)
Lenght 107 ft (33 m), 630 tons., speed: 7 kn (13 Km/hr) on steam (160 CV)
Armament
2 x 70 pounder (200 mm) revolving guns
(In Silent Hunter 3, replaces DD HuntI)
After may 21, 1879:
2 x 9 pounder guns
3 x 40 pounder guns
See her in action:

The next ship: peruvian frigate ironclad "Independencia"

09-04-12, 04:41 AM	#17
mercucio_09 Watch Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 17 Downloads: 236 Uploads: 0	3. Schooner "Virgen de Covadonga" (chilean) (IA) 1859 Spanish warship captured by chilean corvette Esmeralda during "Chincha Islands War" (1865). Peruvian ironclad "Independencia" collided with a submerged rock and sank after trying to ram the "Covadonga" in the called "Naval Battle of Punta Gruesa" (21-05-1879) She sank while enforcing a blockade in the port of Chancay, Perú, when the crew tried to lift a peruvian boat with fruit, and it exploded cause it was really a floating mine. (13-09-1880) Lenght 107 ft (33 m), 630 tons., speed: 7 kn (13 Km/hr) on steam (160 CV) Armament 2 x 70 pounder (200 mm) revolving guns (In Silent Hunter 3, replaces DD HuntI) After may 21, 1879: 2 x 9 pounder guns 3 x 40 pounder guns See her in action: The next ship: peruvian frigate ironclad "Independencia" Last edited by mercucio_09; 09-05-12 at 01:46 AM.