Toro Submarino
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Toro Submarino (lit. "Submarine Bull") was a Peruvian submarine developed during the War of the Pacific in 1879. It is considered the first operational submarine or submersible in Latin America. Being fully operational, waiting for its opportunity to attack during the Blockade of Callao, it was scuttled to avoid its capture by Chilean troops on January 17, 1881, before the imminent occupation of Lima.
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Name | Toro Submarino |
Laid down | 1879 |
Launched | 1879 |
Fate | Scuttled January 17, 1881 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Submarine |
Displacement | 7.5 tons |
Length | 48 ft (15 m) |
Beam | 7 ft (2.1 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) (submerged) |
Complement | 1 officer, 10 enlisted |
Armament | 02 torpedo or 04 naval mines |
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