Pizarro (brigantine)

History
Chile
Name: Pizarro
Namesake: Francisco Pizarro
Ordered: 1858
Builder: Spain
Fate: Disappeared near Cape Horn, 1859
General characteristics
Type: Brigantine

Pizarro was a brigantine in service of the Chilean Ministry of the Interior between 1858 and 1859.[1]

While in Valparaíso the original private owners of Pizarro thought the ship was in such bad state it would not be able to return to Europe. Therefore, they allowed the captain to sell it at low price to the Ministry of the Interior in 1858.[2] The Ministry of the Interior used Pizarro to serve the needs of the nascent Chilean colony at the Strait of Magellan.[1] During its short service it was commanded by Chilean Navy captain Francisco Hudson.[1]

Pizarro disappeared between March 7 and 9 in 1859 while attempting to sail westwards around Cape Horn.[1] Pizarro's companion ship Meteoro survived the storm and managed to pass Cape Horn to return to central Chile.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Pizarro, bergantín, Armada de Chile. Retrieved on 15 March 2013.
  2. Sepúlveda Ortíz, Jorge (1998), "Francisco Hudson, un destacado marino poco conocido en nuestra historia" (PDF), Revista de Marina (in Spanish): 1–20

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