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Paquete de Maule
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Paquete de Maule (also spelled Paquette de Maule and Paquete del Maule) was a small merchant sidewheel steamer built in the United States in 1861 for operation along the Chilean coast. Converted into a gunboat for service during the Chincha Islands War, she was captured by Spain and scuttled shortly thereafter.
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Name | Paquete de Maule |
Builder | Lawrence & Foulks (NY) |
Completed | 1861 |
In service | 1861 |
Out of service | 1866 |
Captured | 6 March 1866 |
Fate | Captured by Spanish Navy during the Chincha Islands War |
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Commissioned | 6 March 1866 |
Fate | Scuttled after the Battle of Callao during the Chincha Islands War, 2 May 1866 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Sidewheel steamer |
Tons burthen | 407 tons |
Length | 165 ft (50 m) |
Beam | 29 ft (8.8 m) |
Draft | 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) |
Depth of hold | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
Propulsion | 2 × 32 in (81 cm) cylinder, 8 ft (2.4 m) stroke vertical beam steam engines; 2 × flue boilers in hold, no blowers |
Sail plan | Brig |
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