- Chilean ship San Martín (1818)
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Commodore Dance's Indiamen (centre) protect the merchant fleet (right) and engage Admiral Linois's squadron (left) during the Battle of Pulo Aura, 1804. Painting by William DaniellCareer (Great Britain) 
Name: HEIC Cumberland Owner: William Borradaile Operator: Honourable East India Company Route: England–India Builder: Dudman's Dock, Deptford Launched: 11 November 1802 Honours and
awards:Battle of Pulo Aura Fate: sold to Chile Career (Chile) 
Name: San Martín Namesake: José de San Martín Cost: $140,000 ($200,000 ?) Acquired: 20 August 1818 Out of service: 27 September 1828 Honours and
awards:Capture of Reina María Isabel, Perla, and San Miguel Fate: beached in Valparaíso General characteristics Class and type: East Indiaman Displacement: 1,350 t Length: 133 feet 10 inches (40.79 m) Beam: 42 feet 1 inch (12.83 m) Draft: 17 feet 2 inches (5.23 m) Propulsion: sail Crew: 456 Armament: 60 guns The ship San Martín was initially the British East Indiaman Cumberland of 1,350 tons, launched on 11 November 1802 for the East India Company, and purchased in London by José Antonio Álvarez Condarco for approximately 200,000 pesos.
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HEIC career
She sailed seven times between India and England from 1802 to 1815[1] and fought in the Battle of Pulo Aura under the command of Commodore Nathaniel Dance against the French Contre-Admiral Charles-Alexandre Durand Linois.[2]
Chilean career
The purchase by Chile was arranged by José Antonio Álvarez Condarco, agent of the Chilean government in London, by order of Bernardo O'Higgins, head of the Chilean government.
After her arrival in May 1818 under the command of William Wilkinson, she was purchased for 210,000 pesos[3] and refitted with 64 guns.[4] Wilkinson continued in charge, and the ship was renamed San Martín to honour José de San Martín, who strongly supported the independence of Chile.
On 25 October 1818 the First Chilean Navy Squadron (San Martín, Lautaro, and Chacabuco) commanded by Manuel Blanco Encalada defeated a Spanish expedition and captured the Santa Isabel and eight other Spanish transports. One transport with 100 Spanish soldiers reached safety at Callao.
She sunk in July 1821 off Chorrilos, Peru.
References
- ^ Etcheverry, Gerardo. "Principales naves de guerra a vela hispanoamericanas" (in Spanish). Todo a Babor. http://www.todoababor.es/datos_docum/nav_prov_chile.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ^ Urrutia, Carlos Lopez (1969) (in Spanish). Historia de la Marina de Chile. Santiago de Chile: Editorial Andrés Bello. p. 51. OCLC 577102. http://books.google.de/books?id=V_539D0ObYwC.
- ^ Scheina, Robert L.. Latin America's Wars: The age of the Caudillo, 1791–1899. 1. Washington: Brassey's. p. 62. ISBN 9781574884500. http://books.google.de/books?id=0qXzV3P-iiYC.
See also
Categories:- First Chilean Navy Squadron
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