Chilean transport ship Angamos (1890)
The Angamos was built in England for the "Fratelli Lavarello Fu G. B.", from Génova, under the name Citta de Venezia. Later she was sold to William Ruys & Zonen, from Rotterdam and renamed Spartan
.jpg.webp){kind=spacer} Chilean transporter Angamos | |
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| Name | Angamos |
| Namesake | Naval Battle of Angamos |
| Builder | C. S. Swan & Hunter, Wallsend, Newcastle |
| Yard number | 158 |
| Launched | 13 September 1890 |
| Christened | Citta de Venezia |
| Renamed | Spartan |
| Fate | Foundered 6 July 1928 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 2,370 GRT |
| Length | 390 feet (120 m) |
| Beam | 14.30m |
| Depth | 7.62m |
| Installed power | 549 HP |
| Propulsion | Triple Expansion built by Wallsend Slypway & E.C. Ltd., Newcastle |
| Speed | 15 kn |
In 1891, during the Chilean Civil War of 1891, she was sold to the Chilean government, renamed Angamos, but she arrived to Valparaíso in 1892, after the end of the war and was operated by the CSAV.
On 6 July 1928 she sailed bound for Talcahuano under Captain Ismael Suárez Maldonado as she sunk off Punta Morguillas 37°42′0″S 73°45′0″W, Lebu, Chile. 262 persons died, only 7 Persons could be rescued. It was the second biggest single-incident maritime losses of life in the history of Chile.
See also
- Chilean ship Cazador, the biggest single-incident maritime losses of life in the history of Chile
References
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External links
- Chilean Navy website Angamos, transporte (2do)., retrieved on 15 August 2013
- Cueca de Hundimiento del Angamos
- Histamar Angamos
- Blog Hundimiento del Angamos : several reports about the sinking of the Angamos, in Spanish Language
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