Esmeralda (BE-43)

Esmeralda (BE-43) is a steel-hulled four-masted barquentine tall ship of the Chilean Navy and currently the second tallest and longest sailing ship in the world. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1000x1524, 236 KB)040517-N-3019M-004 Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (17 May 2004) - The Chilean Tall Ship Esmeralda sits in Pearl Harbor at sunset, while on a four-day port visit before heading to Japan. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1000x1524, 236 KB)040517-N-3019M-004 Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (17 May 2004) - The Chilean Tall Ship Esmeralda sits in Pearl Harbor at sunset, while on a four-day port visit before heading to Japan. ... This article is about the ship. ... The USCGC Eagle. ... Chiles armed forces are subject to civilian control exercised by the president through the Minister of Defense. ...

The ship is the sixth to carry the name Esmeralda. The first was frigate Esmeralda captured from the Spanish at Callao, Peru by Admiral Lord Thomas Alexander Cochrane of the Chilean Navy, in a bold incursion on the night of 5 November 1820. The second was corvette Esmeralda of the Chilean Navy which, set against superior forces, fought until sunk with colors flying on May 21, 1879 at the Battle of Iquique. These events mark important milestones for the Chilean Navy and the ship's name is said to evoke the values of courage and sacrifice. Callao (Spanish: El Callao) is the largest and most important port in Peru. ... Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald (14 December 1775–October 31, 1860) was a politician and naval adventurer. ... November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 56 days remaining. ... 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... May 21 is the 141st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (142nd in leap years). ... 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Battle of Iquique took place on May 21, 1879 during the War of the Pacific between Chile and the joint forces of Bolivia and Peru. ...

She began construction in Cadiz, Spain in 1946 intended to become national schoolship of Spain. During her construction in 1947 the yard in which she was being built suffered catastrophic explosions which damaged the ship and placed the yard on the brink of bankruptcy. Further work on the ship was temporarily halted. In 1950 Chile and Spain entered into negotiations in which Spain offered to repay debts incurred to Chile as a result of the Spanish Civil War in the form of manufactured products, including the not yet completed Esmeralda. Chile accepted the offer and the ship was formally transferred to the ownership of Chile in 1951. Work then continued on the ship. She was finally launched 12 May 1953 with an audience of 5,000 people in attendance. She was christened by Mrs. Raquel Vicuña de Orrego using a bottle wrapped in the national colors of Spain and Chile. She was delivered to the Government of Chile on 15 June 1954, Captain Horacio Cornejo Tagle in command. This article is about the Spanish city. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Combatants Spanish Republic CNT-FAI UGT POUM Soviet Union International Brigades Spanish State Falangists Carlists Fascist Italy Nazi Germany Commanders Manuel Azaña Francisco Largo Caballero Juan Negrín Francisco Franco Casualties Civilians killed/wounded = hundreds of thousands The Spanish Civil War, which lasted from July 17, 1936 to April... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (133rd in leap years). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... June 15 is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (167th in leap years), with 199 days remaining. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Her first sailing was to the Canary Islands and then on to New Orleans where a distillation plant was installed. She then proceeded through the Panama Canal and arrived at Valparaíso, Chile on1 September 1954 to much fanfare. Capital Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz de Tenerife Official language(s) Spanish Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 13th  7,447 km²  1. ... New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... The Panama Canal (Spanish: ) is a major ship canal that traverses the Isthmus of Panama in Central America, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. ... Port of Valparaíso, Chile Valparaíso is an important Chilean seaport and an increasingly vital cultural center. ... September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Since her commissioning, Esmeralda has been a training ship for the Chilean Navy. She has visited more than 300 ports worldwide acting as a floating embassy for Chile. She has participated in Operation Sail at New York in 1964, 1976 and 1989. She participated in Osaka World Sail in 1983. She has also participated in International Regattas of Sails in 1964, 1976, 1982 and 1990 winning the coveted Cutty Sark Trophy in the latter two participations. Official language(s) English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)  - Width 285 miles (455 km)  - Length 330 miles (530 km)  - % water 13. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Osaka )   is the capital of Osaka Prefecture and the third-largest city in Japan, with a population of 2. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... The Cutty Sark Tall Ships Race is a long-distance race for sailing ships. ...

Reports from Amnesty International, US Senate and Chilean Truth and Reconciliation Commission describe the ship as a kind of a floating jail-torture chamber for political prisoners of the Augusto Pinochet's military regime from 1973 to 1980. Probably over a hundred persons were kept there at times, and subjected to hideous treatment^[1]. The Rettig Report, officially The National Commission for Truth and Reconciliation Report, is a report encompassing human rights abuses resulting in death or disappearance committed in Chile during the years of military rule under Augusto Pinochet, which began on September 11, 1973 and ended on March 11, 1990. ... Augusto Pinochet Ugarte[1] (born November 25, 1915) was head of the military junta that ruled Chile from 1973 to 1990, and which came to power in a coup which deposed the marxist President Salvador Allende. ...

General characteristics

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• Length: 113 meters
• Beam: 13.11 meters
• Maximum draught: 7 meters
• Stanchion: 8.7 meters
• Gunwhale height: 5.3 meters
• Maximum displacement: 3,673 tons
• Maximum engine speed: 13 knots
• Maximum sail speed: 17.5 knots
• Armament: 2 × 57 mm ceremonial gun mounts
• Crew: 300 sailors, 90 midshipmen
• Sails: 31 total with a sail area of 2,870 m², on four masts
• Mast height: 48.5 meters

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Notes

1. ↑  Esmeralda: The torture ship Site of a committee led by Germán F. Westphal, a former Chilean political prisoner and a professor at the University of Maryland in Baltimore County. They believe the ship should not be allowed in ports as long as the crimes remain unpunished.

External links

• "Esmeralda" website
• Documentary film The Dark Side of the White Lady