Spanish frigate Esmeralda
Chilean forces capturing Esmeralda in Callao | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Spain | |
| Name | Esmeralda |
| Builder | Puerto Mahón, Baleares |
| Launched | 1791 |
| Captured | 5 November 1820 |
| Fate | Captured in Callao by the Chilean Navy |
| Chile | |
| Name | Valdivia (15 November 1820) |
| Namesake | Capture of Valdivia |
| Commissioned | 6 November 1820 |
| Honours and awards | expedition to Acapulco after the Spanish frigate Prueba and Venganza |
| Fate | Beached at Valparaíso on 10 June 1825 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Frigate |
| Tons burthen | 950 (bm) |
| Propulsion | sail |
| Armament | 40 guns |
Esmeralda was a 40-gun frigate of the Spanish Navy. Built in Mahón, Menorca and launched in 1791, she was captured by the First Chilean Navy Squadron on 5 November 1820. She was renamed Valdivia in Chilean service, and was beached at Valparaíso in June 1825.