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History
Chile
NameColo Colo
NamesakeColo Colo
OperatorChilean Navy
Ordered1929[2]
BuilderBow, McLachlan & Co,[1] Paisley, Scotland
Yard number494[1]
Launched1931[1]
In service1931[1]
IdentificationATA 73
StatusMuseum ship
General characteristics
Typetugboat[1]
Tonnage361 tons GRT[1]
Displacement760 tons displacement[1]
Length126.5 ft (38.6 m)[1]
Beam27 ft (8.2 m)[1]
Draught14 ft (4.3 m)[1]
Installed power1050 IHP diesel (since 1971)[1]
Propulsionscrew[1]
Speed12 knots (22 km/h)[1]
ArmamentOne 3 in (76 mm) cannon; two 20mm machine guns[2]

Colo Colo is a historic tugboat of the Chilean Navy built in Scotland for Chile in 1931.[1] She was a steamship until she was reconditioned in 1971,[2] at which time she was re-engined as a motor vessel.[1] She spent her service career in southern Chile.[2]

During the Chilean naval mutiny of 1931 she chased the Chilean submarine Rucumilla near the Quiriquina Island.[3]

In 1987 she was withdrawn from service and preserved at the Chilean Navy Museum at Punta Arenas.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Cameron, Stuart; Asprey, David. "SS Colo Colo". Clyde-built Database. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ a b c d "Colo Colo, remolcador (4to)". Armada de Chile. 13 February 2009. Archived from the original on 21 October 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
  3. ^ "Flickrforsalaryman". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2017.

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