CHL Magallanes

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Ship	CHL Magallanes


Operated By Country	Chile
Unit Type	Ship
Ship Class	CHL Magallanes
Ship Type	Gunboat

Posted To By Posting	1879 01 01 Latorre Juan Jose
End	1879 Aug 01
Post Person	Latorre Juan Jose
Duration Year	0.58yr
Rank	Commander
Details	Or much earlier.
Posting Year	0.58yr
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Posting Year	0.58yr
Posting Duration Year	0.58yr
Postings	1

Units
	Operated By Country
	Chile

Ships
	Built By Shipbuilder	Launch YMD	Commissioned YMD	Final YMD	Fitting Out	Life Year
	Green At Blackwall	1872 Jan 01	1874 Jan 01	1900 Jan 01	731day	26yr

Activities
1) Involved In Activity	2) 1: as	3) 2: Commanded By	4) 3:Rank	5) 2: Details	6) 1: Details
1879 04 12 0000 Surface Action Battle Of Chipana Chile	N	Latorre Juan Jose	Commander		Peruvian corvettes Union and Pilcomayo encountered the Chilean corvette Magallanes which had to flee to avoid capture.
1879 06 03 1310 Surface Action Huascar Escapes Near Punta De Lobos Chile	N	1879 07 10 0000 Surface Action Huascar Escapes From Iquique - Latorre Juan Jose	Commander
1879 07 10 0000 Surface Action Huascar Escapes From Iquique ##	N	1879 07 10 0000 Surface Action Huascar Escapes From Iquique - Latorre Juan Jose	Commander	Kept up a torrid fire on Huascar and even hit it with a 115 lb shot but to little effect. Sent up rockets to attract other ships. Evaded 4 attempts to ram.	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 08 27 0000 Surface Action Huascar Engages Magallanes And Abtao In Antofagasta	N

Assignments
1) Covered By Assignment	2) 1: Assign To Unit	3) 2: Covered By Assignment	4) 3: Assign To Unit
1874_Jan_01 - CHL Fleet	CHL Fleet	1860-Jan-01 - Chilian Government	Chilian Government

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