Chilean tug Colo Colo (1931)

Colo Colo is a historic tugboat of the Chilean Navy built in Scotland for Chile in 1931.[2] She was a steamship until she was reconditioned in 1971,[1] at which time she was re-engined as a motor vessel.[2] She spent her service career in southern Chile.[1]

History
Chile
Name	Colo Colo
Namesake	Colo Colo
Operator	Chilean Navy
Ordered	1929[1]
Builder	Bow, McLachlan & Co,[2] Paisley, Scotland
Yard number	494[2]
Launched	1931[2]
In service	1931[2]
Identification	ATA 73
Status	Museum ship
General characteristics
Type	tugboat[2]
Tonnage	361 tons GRT[2]
Displacement	760 tons displacement[2]
Length	126.5 ft (38.6 m)[2]
Beam	27 ft (8.2 m)[2]
Draught	14 ft (4.3 m)[2]
Installed power	1050 IHP diesel (since 1971)[2]
Propulsion	screw[2]
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h)[2]
Armament	One 3 in (76 mm) cannon; two 20mm machine guns[1]

During the Chilean naval mutiny of 1931 she chased the Chilean submarine Rucumilla near the Quiriquina Island.[3]

In 1987 she was withdrawn from service and preserved at the Chilean Navy Museum at Punta Arenas.[2]