O'Higgins (Chilean frigate)
- O'Higgins (Chilean frigate)
"O'Higgins" was a Chilean frigate famous for her actions under Captain Lord Cochrane. She was a heavy frigate of 44 guns and 1200 tons sailing under the Chilean flag. "O'Higgins" was built in Russia before 1817, and was originally named "María Isabel". The vessel was named after Bernardo O'Higgins, the South American Independentist leader and first Chilean head of state. "O'Higgins" was lost at sea in 1826.
External links
* [http://200.49.145.7/museomaritimo.com//shop/fillshop.php Museo Marítimo, Shipwrecks Around Cape Horn]
* [http://historicaltextarchive.com/books.php?op=viewbook&bookid=16&cid= Historical Text Archive, Chile: A Brief Naval History]
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