Huáscar

Huáscar is an ironclad turret ship owned by the Chilean Navy built in 1865 for the Peruvian government. It is named after the 16th-century Inca emperor, Huáscar.

Photo: Valo3, Public domain.

Type: Museum
Description: Ironclad monitor of Peruvian and Chilean navies
Also known as: “Huascar”
Address: Avenida Jorge Montt, Talcahuano

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Estación Mercado and Coliseo La Tortuga.

Estación Mercado

Railway station

Photo: Colomboasunceño, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Estación Mercado is a railway station, which is situated 1 km southwest of Huáscar.

Coliseo La Tortuga

Theater building

Photo: Municipalidad de Talcahuano, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Coliseo La Tortuga is an indoor sporting arena located in Talcahuano, Chile. The capacity of the arena is 5,000 spectators and it is used mostly for basketball. Coliseo La Tortuga is situated 1½ km south of Huáscar.

Estadio El Morro

Stadium

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Club de Deportes Naval de Talcahuano is a Chilean football club, their home town is Talcahuano, Biobío Region. They currently play at the fifth level of Chilean football, Tercera B of Chile. Estadio El Morro is situated 2 km south of Huáscar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lenga and Hualpén.

Lenga

Village

Photo: Farisori, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lenga is a village, which is situated 9 km southwest of Huáscar.

Hualpén

Town

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Hualpén is a Chilean city and commune belonging to Concepción Province and the Biobío Region. It is part of the conurbation of Greater Concepción. The commune spans an area of 53.5 km2. Hualpén is situated 10 km south of Huáscar.

Huáscar

Categories: turret ship, museum ship, preserved watercraft, ship, building, tourism, historic site, and tourist attraction
Location: Biobío, Southern Chile, Chile, South America
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Latitude

-36.70542° or 36° 42′ 20″ south

Longitude

-73.11157° or 73° 6′ 42″ west

Inception

1865

Operator

Armada de Chile

Open location code

47M87VVQ+R9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 178494829

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ship

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q1639516

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Huáscar” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Huáscar (monitor)”
Catalan: “monitor Huáscar”
Chinese: “瓦斯卡尔号铁甲舰”
Chinese: “瓦斯卡號”
Chinese: “胡阿斯卡号铁甲舰”
Chinese: “胡阿斯卡號鐵甲艦”
Czech: “Huáscar”
Dutch: “Huáscar”
French: “Huáscar”
German: “Huáscar”
German: “Monitor Huáscar”
Italian: “Huáscar”
Japanese: “ワスカル (装甲艦)”
Japanese: “ワスカル”
Papiamento: “Monitor Huáscar”
Polish: “Huascar (1866)”
Polish: “Huascar (okręt)”
Polish: “Huáscar (okręt)”
Polish: “Huáscar”
Portuguese: “Huáscar (monitor)”
Portuguese: “Huáscar”
Russian: “Монитор «Уаскар»”
Russian: “Монитор «Хуаскар»”
Russian: “Уаскар (монитор)”
Russian: “Уаскар”
Spanish: “Bap huascar”
Spanish: “Bap Huascar”
Spanish: “BAP Huascar”
Spanish: “Bap Huáscar”
Spanish: “BAP Huáscar”
Spanish: “Blindado Huascar”
Spanish: “Blindado Huáscar”
Spanish: “Huáscar (1866)”
Spanish: “Huáscar (monitor)”
Spanish: “Monitor ‘Huascar’”
Spanish: “Monitor ‘Huáscar’”
Spanish: “Monitor huascar”
Spanish: “Monitor Huascar”
Spanish: “Monitor huáscar”
Spanish: “Monitor Huáscar”
Ukrainian: “Huáscar”
Ukrainian: “Уаскар (броненосець)”
Ukrainian: “Уаскар”
“Huascar”
“Huáscar”

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