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Esmeralda Corvette Museum (Museo Corbeta Esmeralda)
Iquique and surrounding
Unusual places,  Museums, Galleries, Exhibitions
Unusual places, 
Museums, Galleries, Exhibitions

If you want to learn the history of the struggle of the Chilean people in the Pacific Ocean, then you need to board the heroic ship and see for yourself. Although this ship is just a copy of the famous Esmeralda sunken corvette, it is a pride and the main attraction of Iquique.

The original ship was built and launched in 1855. It belonged to the Chilean Navy, and its captain was the national hero of the country, Arturo Prat. Today, many streets and squares, a train station, and the Chilean Naval Academy are named after him. Besides, the Arturo Prat University was opened in Iquique in 1984.

The magnificent wooden sailboat 64 meters long and about 10 meters wide was a steam corvette with a capacity of 200 horsepower. The Esmeralda was the brave ship that defied the huge military Peruvian ships during the War of the Pacific in 1879. The battle with the ironclad Huáscar lasted more than three hours. The last cannon shots were fired by the company of the sinking Esmeralda. At this time, the brave captain received a fatal bullet. After this heroic battle, the bodies of Arturo Prat and his team were buried in Iquique. And in 1888 they were transferred to a crypt under the monument to the heroes of Iquique in Plaza Sotomayor in Valparaiso. This battle of unequal rivals became decisive for the Chilean people, who believed in themselves and finally won a long-awaited victory.

The Esmeralda Corvette and its captain, Arturo Prat, takes pride of place in the history of Chile. The museum is a tribute to the locals and a desire to tell this story to future generations. When you stand at the helm or in the captain’s cabin, you forget that the museum is located not on the deck of a warship, but its replica.

Address: Avenida Arturo Prat, Iquique, Tarapacá

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