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Chilean corvette General Baquedano

Chilean corvette General Baquedano
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section1{{Infobox ship/image
imageChilean training ship General Baquedano at speed.jpg
image_captionCorvette *Baquedano*
section2{{Infobox ship/career
countryChile
flag
name*General Baquedano*
namesakeManuel Baquedano
builderArmstrong Whitworth
launched5 July 1898
commissioned22 August 1899
decommissioned15 December 1959
notesAlso known as *La chancha*
section3{{Infobox ship/characteristics
displacement2500 t
length240 ft
depth18 ft
sail_plancorvette
propulsion1,500 HP, Belleville boiler
speed13.75 kn
crew333
''Baquedano'' by [[Christopher Rave

General Baquedano was the first training ship of the Chilean Navy ordered specifically for this purpose. She replaced in this function the old and .

From 1922 to 1926 she was refitted in Talcahuano. She continued to serve as training ship until 1935.

In the literature

Francisco Coloane wrote the novel El último grumete de la Baquedano (The last deckboy of the Baquedano).

References

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