RESOLUCION frigate 1862

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RESOLUCION frigate 1862

Post by aukepalmhof » Mon Nov 20, 2017 6:43 pm

Built as a wooden hulled frigate by the Arsenal Ferrol, Spain for the Spanish Navy.
29 September 1859 laid down.
19 September 1861 launched as the RESOLUCION, one of the Loyalty class.
Displacement 3,200 ton, dim. 72.5m (bpp.), 14.55 x 6.16m. (draught).
Powered by 1 steam engine, 1,449 hp., speed 11 knots.
Armament: 4 – 220mm, 2 – 200mm guns.
Crew 450.
28 April 1862 completed.

The MÉNDEZ NUNEZ was an armoured frigate in the service of the Spanish Navy, which was originally a frigate of the Loyalty Class RESOLUCION (Ex- NUESTRA SENORA DEL PATROCINIO).
The ship
After her rebuilt to an armoured frigate which only consisted in the installation of a iron belt and a 120 mm armoured redoubt on the centre of the hull side, which protected the machine and the batteries, where the 6 heavy-caliber guns were housed, while the rest of the wooden hull was without any protection.
History
Under the name of RESOLUCION and before its transformation she participated in the campaign of the Pacific in 1866 forming part of the squadron commanded by Casto Méndez Núñez and under the command of the captain Manuel de la Pezuela, where she took part in the bombardment of Valparaiso of March 31, 1866 and in the Battle of El Callao , being the ship that suffered less casualties and damages and whose guns were more effective. Upon his return to Spain, she was renamed as NUESTRA. SENORA. DEL PATROCINIO, and after finding out the excellent sea conditions after she had passed around Cape Horn , it was decided to rebuilt her into an armoured frigate in 1869 .
The following year she received his new name, MÉNDEZ NÚÑEZ, in memory and honor of a deceased sailor which died on board on 21 August 1869. After the transformation, she was assigned to the Mediterranean squadron and, at the end of 1872 in the reserve squadron, in which she was surprised by the uprising of the Canton of Cartagena, in the year 1873. The Spanish Government declared all the insurgent ships pirate ships.
She participated in the Naval Combat of Portman , on 11 October 1873, between the cantonal squadron and the government.
She was decommissioned in 1888 and scrapped the following year at Mahón.
Miramar has, stricken 1886 and broken up 1896.

Chile 2017 label
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9nd ... 1ez_(1869)
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bombardament of Valparaiso + painting.jpg
resolucion photo.jpg
2017 Chile (2).jpg

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