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3 unusual facts about Chilean torpedo gunboat Almirante Lynch


Chilean torpedo gunboat Almirante Lynch

Early in April a portion of the revolutionary squadron, comprising the Blanco Encalada and other ships, was sent southward for reconnoitring purposes and put into the port of Caldera.

Almirante Lynch was part of the small force of ships at disposal of President José Manuel Balmaceda in the 1891 Chilean Civil War.

The principal armament was five Whitehead torpedo tubes, one in the bow and two in each broadside.



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