The Chilean corvette Constitución was built by the Juan Duprat shipyard in Valparaíso under a Chilean law of year 1847 in that same year and was launched on 19 January 1851. It was the first warship to be built completely in Chile, excluding the guns which were made in France. The copper plates to protect the hull were made by Lambert in Coquimbo.
| History | |
|---|---|
 Chile | |
| Name | Constitución |
| Namesake | Constitución, Chile |
| Operator | Chilean Navy |
| Commissioned | 1851 |
| Decommissioned | 1856 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Corvette |
| Tons burthen | 644 t |
| Length | 124 ft 5 in (37.92 m) |
| Beam | 32 ft 5 in (9.88 m) |
| Sail plan | corvette |
| Complement | 179 men |
| Armament | 18 × 24 pounder |
During the revolution of 1851 she adhered to the cause of the government.[1]
Constitución was decommissioned in 1856 and disarmed in 1857.
References
edit- ^ López Urrutia, Carlos (2008-02-01). Historia de la Marina de Chile (in Spanish). Santiago de Chile: Editorial Andrés Bello. p. 278. ISBN 978-0-615-18574-3.
External links
edit- Chilean corvette Constitución at the Chilean Navy's official homepage
- Chilean corvette Constitución by Gerardo Etcheverry
- Chilean site Historia Naval, Buques de la Armada construidos en Chile by Germán Bravo Valdivieso.
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