PER Huascar

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Ship	PER Huascar

Operated By Country	Peru
Unit Type	Ship
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Ship Class	CHL PER Huascar
Ship Type	Battleship
Transformed Into Ship	CHL Huascar
Ship Type	Battleship
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	Summary
	Bought by Peru but captured by Chile.

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	Operated By Country
	Peru

Ships
	Built By Shipbuilder	Commissioned YMD	Final YMD	Life Year
	Cammell Laird And Co Ltd	1865 Jan 01	1901 Jan 01	36yr

Activities
1) Involved In Activity	2) 1: as	3) 2: Details	4) 2: Commanded By	5) 4:Rank	6) 1: Details
1877 05 29 0000 Surface Action Shah Vs Huascar Peru ##	N	Huascar was in rebel hands. Shah achieved about 50 hits with little damage resulting.
1879 May 16 Peruvian Passage Arica	N		Grau Miguel	Captain	Aim: To move warships and troops to the war zone.
1879 May 19 Peruvian Attack Iquique	N		Grau Miguel	Captain	Aim: To destroy the Chilean ships at Iquique, then attack a Chilean troop convoy from Valparaiso, then to destroy the water filtration plant at Antofagasto.
1879 05 21 0000 Surface Action At Iquique ##	N	Eventually hit CHL Esmeralda in the engine room, then sunk her by ramming three times.	Grau Miguel	Captain	Expensive but successful Peruvian attack on the Chilean ships blockading Iquique.
1879 Jun 01 Peruvian Cruise Of PER Huascar Off Chile	N		Grau Miguel	Rear Admiral	Aim: To disrupt Chilean coastal traffic and to prevent troop convoys to the war zone. Results: PER Huascar captured or destroyed 17 Chilean vessels over 5 months, preventing any Chilean land campaign. It was eventually caught and sunk by the Chileans.
1879 06 03 1310 Surface Action Huascar Escapes Near Punta De Lobos Chile	N		Grau Miguel	Rear Admiral
1879 07 10 0000 Surface Action Huascar Escapes From Iquique ##	N	PER Huascar attempted to ram the CHL Magallanes four times unsuccessfully. Was hit by a 115 lb shot but no effect. Disengaged and fled on the arrival of the CHL almirante cochrane as ordered not to engage Chilean ironclads.	Grau Miguel	Rear Admiral	Huascar entered Iquique to cut out the collier Matias Cousizo but was surprised by the CHL Magallanes and then the CHL Almirante Cochrane. Grau Miguel then departed in accordance with orders not to fight Chilean ironclads.
1879 07 23 0000 Surface Action Huascar And Union Capture The Rimac Off Antofagasta	N		Grau Miguel	Rear Admiral	The transport Rimac was carrying a Chilean cavalry regiment and was then used as a Peruvian armed cruiser.
1879 08 27 0000 Surface Action Huascar Engages Magallanes And Abtao In Antofagasta ##	N	Hit by a 300 lb shell that did considerable damage, killing one officer and wounding several men. Launched a Lay torpedo at CHL Abtao but it malfunctioned.	Grau Miguel
1879 08 29 0000 Surface Action Huascar Escapes From Blanco Encalada	N		Grau Miguel	Rear Admiral

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