Meteoro (brigantine)
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Meteoro was a brigantine of the Chilean Navy originally built in New Orleans for the Mexican Navy prior to the Mexican–American War.[1] During its service in the Chilean Navy the ship engaged in the suppression of the Mutiny of Cambiazo in the Straits of Magellan.[1] 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.[1]
| History | |
|---|---|
 Mexico | |
| Name | Meteoro |
| Builder | New Orleans, United States |
| Commissioned | 1848 |
| Fate | Sold to Chile, 1850 |
 Chile | |
| Fate | Scrapped 1861 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Brigantine |
| Displacement | 290 long tons (295 t) |
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