| BAP Victoria | |
|---|---|
| Career |  |
| Name: | Victoria |
| Builder: | Maestranza Naval de Bellavista, Callao, Peru |
| Completed: | early 1866 |
| Commissioned: | 30 July 1864 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Monitor |
| Displacement: | 300 tonnes (300 long tons) |
| Length: | 50 m (164 ft 1 in) |
| Beam: | 10 m (32 ft 10 in) |
| Draft: | 4 m (13 ft 1 in) |
| Propulsion: | 1 × locomotive engine |
| Speed: | Very slow |
| Crew: | 44 |
| Armament: | 1 × smoothbore 68-pounder gun |
| Armor: | 3 inches (76 mm) |
BAP Victoria was an ironclad monitor built for the Peruvian Navy in the mid-1860s. The ship participated in the Battle of Callao in 1866.
References[]
Bibliography[]
- Pixley, William; Walker, Hartley P. (2001). "Question 33/00: Peruvian Warships Loa and Victoria". Toledo, Ohio: International Naval Research Organization. p. 248. ISSN 0043-0374.
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