Peruvian frigate Apurímac
The frigate Apurímac under sail | |
| History | |
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| Perú | |
| Name | Apurímac |
| Ordered | August 1852 |
| Builder | Richard & Henry Green Shipyard, Blackwall (United Kingdom) |
| Laid down | 1853 |
| Launched | July 1854 |
| Commissioned | August 1855 |
| Renamed | Callao (1858-1863) |
| Fate | Scuttled to prevent capture in Callao harbor, 16 January 1881 |
| Notes | Served as training ship from 1873 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Screw-propelled steam frigate |
| Tons burthen | 1,666 tons bm |
| Length | 62.17 m (204 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 13.10 m (43 ft 0 in) |
| Draft | 7.16 m (23 ft 6 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Sail plan | Frigate sail rigging |
| Speed |
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| Complement | 200 |
| Armament |
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BAP Apurímac was the second steam frigate of the Peruvian Navy, built in England in 1855 along with the steam schooners Loa and Tumbes as a part of a major build-up of the Navy during the government of President José Rufino Echenique. A veteran of two wars and many internal conflicts, due to her age, she served as training ship in Callao port from 1873 until 17 January 1881, when she was scuttled along with the rest of the Peruvian Navy to prevent capture by Chilean troops who occupied the port the following day after the defeat of the Peruvian Army in the battles of San Juan and Miraflores.