BAP Unión (1865)
Unión at anchor, 1880 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Peru | |
| Name | Unión |
| Ordered | 6 June 1863 |
| Builder | Chantiers Dubigeon, Nantes, France |
| Laid down | December 1864 |
| Launched | 26 January 1865 |
| Completed | 10 June 1865 |
| Fate | Scuttled following the Blockade of Callao, 16 January 1881 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Steam corvette |
| Displacement | 2,016.66 t (1,984.81 long tons) |
| Length | 74.07 m (243.0 ft) |
| Beam | 11.12 m (36.5 ft) |
| Draft | 5.34 m (17.5 ft) |
| Installed power | 2,700 ihp (2,000 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
| Complement | 134 |
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BAP Unión was a corvette of the Peruvian Navy, originally ordered by the government of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. Built in France it was bought by the Peruvian Navy and during its service participated in the Chincha Islands War and in the War of the Pacific in which it was scuttled following the Blockade of Callao to prevent it falling into Chilean hands.
The current Peruvian training ship; BAP Unión, is named after this vessel.