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Meteoro (brigantine)

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For other ships with the same name, see List of ships named Meteor.
History
Mexico
NameMeteoro
BuilderNew Orleans, United States
Commissioned1848
FateSold to Chile, 1850
Chile
FateScrapped 1861
General characteristics
TypeBrigantine
Displacement290 long tons (295 t)
Armament
  • 8 × 24 lbs canons
  • 2 × 9 lbs canons

Meteoro was a brigantine of the Chilean Navy originally built in New Orleans for the Mexican Navy prior to the Mexican–American War. During its service in the Chilean Navy the ship engaged in the suppression of the Mutiny of Cambiazo in the Straits of Magellan. In 1859 Meteoro, commanded by Martín Aguayo, almost sunk at during a storm in Cape Horn while its companion ship Pizarro commanded by Francisco Hudson was lost.

References

  1. ^ Meteoro, bergantín (1º) Archived 2014-05-08 at the Wayback Machine, Armada de Chile. Retrieved on 15 March 2013.
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