Corvette Esmeralda

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Corvette Esmeralda was a 19th-century Chilean warship famed for its heroic last stand under Captain Arturo Prat during the War of the Pacific.

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instanceOf Chilean naval ship ⓘ
corvette ⓘ
warship ⓘ
armamentType naval artillery ⓘ
associatedWith Arturo Prat’s death in combat ⓘ
Chilean national identity ⓘ
naval warfare in the War of the Pacific ⓘ
battle Battle of Iquique ⓘ
conflict War of the Pacific ⓘ
country Chile ⓘ
era Age of steam and sail ⓘ
fate sunk in battle ⓘ
historicalSignificance symbol of Chilean naval heroism ⓘ
legacy commemorated in Chilean Navy traditions ⓘ
subject of Chilean patriotic narratives ⓘ
memorializedBy later Chilean ships named Esmeralda ⓘ
namedAfter Esmeralda (emerald) ⓘ
nationality Chilean ⓘ
notableCommander Arturo Prat ⓘ
linked to: Arturo Prat Chacón
notableEvent heroic last stand at the Battle of Iquique ⓘ
operator Chilean Navy ⓘ
opponent Peruvian Navy ⓘ
role blockade ship ⓘ
escort ship ⓘ
serviceBranch Armada de Chile ⓘ
linked to: Chilean Navy
serviceEntryCentury 19th century ⓘ
shipType wooden-hulled corvette ⓘ
status lost ⓘ
sunkBy Peruvian ironclad Huáscar ⓘ
theaterOfWar Pacific Ocean ⓘ

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Arturo Prat Chacón → militaryUnit → Corvette Esmeralda ⓘ
Esmeralda Bank → namedAfter → Esmeralda (ship or historical name) ⓘ
linked to: Corvette Esmeralda
Navy Day in Chile → commemorates → corvette Esmeralda ⓘ
linked to: Corvette Esmeralda