Chilean ship Lautaro (1818)

Lautaro was initially the British East Indiaman Windham, built by Perry, Wells & Green at the Blackwall Shipyard for the East India Company (EIC) and launched in 1800. She made seven voyages to India, Ceylon, and China for the EIC. In 1809–10, the French captured her twice, but the British also recaptured her twice. The Chilean Navy bought her in 1818 and she then served in the Chilean Navy, taking part in several actions during the liberation wars in Chile and Peru. From 1824 she was a training ship until she was sold in 1828.

For other ships with the same name, see Windham (ship) and Chilean ship Lautaro.

Lautaro (right) fought against Esmeralda (left) off Valparaíso in 1818
History
Great Britain
NameWindham
OwnerSir Robert Wigram, later Joseph Andrews
OperatorEast India Company
RouteEngland-India
BuilderPerry, Wells & Green, Blackwall Shipyard
Yard number110
Launched3 November 1800
FateSold to Chile 1818
Chile
NameLautaro
NamesakeMapuche military commander Lautaro
Cost180,000 pesos
Acquired5 April 1818
CommissionedApril 1818
Out of service27 September 1828
Honours and
awards		Capture of Reina María Isabel, Perla and San Miguel
FateSold as pontoon in Valparaíso, scrapped 1829
General characteristics
TypeEast Indiaman
Tons burthen820, or 82347⁄94 or 878> (bm)
Length
  • 146 ft 3+1⁄2 in (44.6 m) (overall)
  • 118 ft 9+1⁄2 in (36.2 m) (keel)
Beam36 ft 1+1⁄4 in (11.0 m)
Depth of hold14 ft 9+1⁄2 in (4.5 m)
Propulsionsail
Crew
  • East Indiaman: 100
  • Chilean Navy: 288
Armament
  • East Indiaman: 26 × 18 and 6-pounder guns
  • Transport (1816):14 × 9-pounder guns
  • Chilean Navy: 42 guns
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