Meteoro (brigantine)
| History | |
|---|---|
 Mexico
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| Name: | Meteoro |
| Builder: | New Orleans, United States |
| Commissioned: | 1848 |
| Fate: | Sold to Chile, 1850 |
 Chile
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| Fate: | Scrapped 1861 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Brigantine |
| Displacement: | 290 long tons (295 t) |
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Meteoro was brigantine of the Chilean Navy originally built in New Orleans for the Mexican Navy prior to the Mexican-American War.[1] During its service in the Chilean Navy the ship engaged in the suppression of the Mutiny of Cambiazo in the Straits of Magellan.[1] In 1859 Meteoro, commanded by Martín Aguayo, almost sunk at during a storm in Cape Horn while its companion ship Pizarro commanded by Francisco Hudson was lost.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Meteoro, bergantín (1º), Armada de Chile. Retrieved on 15 March 2013.
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