Chilean cruiser O'Higgins (1897)

	Cruiser O'Higgins of the Chilean Navy, painting by Álvaro Casanova Zenteno (1857-1935).
History
Chile
Name	O' Higgins
Namesake	Bernardo O'Higgins
Builder	Armstrong Whitworth, Elswick, United Kingdom
Laid down	4 April 1896
Launched	17 May 1897
Completed	2 April 1898
Fate	Discarded 1946
General characteristics
Type	Armoured cruiser
Displacement	7,796 long tons (7,921 t) standard; 8,500 long tons (8,636 t) full load;
Length	126 m (412 ft)
Beam	19.13 m (62 ft 9 in)
Draught	6.93 m (22 ft 9 in)
Installed power	16,250 ihp (12,120 kW)
Propulsion	Two vertical triple expansion steam engines; 30 Belleville boilers; 2 shafts;
Speed	21.6 kn (40.0 km/h; 24.9 mph)
Range	4,580 nmi (8,480 km; 5,270 mi)
Complement	500
Armament	4 × 8 in (203 mm)/40-calibre guns (4 × 1); 10 × 6 in (152 mm)/40-calibre guns; 4 × 4.7 in (120 mm)/45-calibre guns; 10 × 12-pounder guns; 10 × 6-pounder guns; 2 × machine guns; 3 × 18 in (457 mm) torpedo tubes;
Armour	Harvey Nickel steel; Belt: 7–5 in (178–127 mm); Deck:; 3–1.5 in (76–38 mm) slopes; 2–1.5 in (51–38 mm) flats; Main turrets 7–5 in (178–127 mm); Secondary turrets and casemates 6–5 in (152–127 mm); Conning tower 8 in (203 mm);

O'Higgins was a Chilean armoured cruiser. O'Higgins was built by the British shipbuilder Armstrong to the design of Philip Watts, and served with the Chilean Navy between 1898 and 1933.

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