BAP Coronel Bolognesi (1906)

Coronel Bolognesi in Valparaiso, Chile
History
Peru
NameCoronel Bolognesi
NamesakeFrancisco Bolognesi
Ordered1905
BuilderVickers Limited, Barrow
Laid down1905
Launched24 September 1906
Commissioned1907
Decommissioned1958
FateStricken 1958
General characteristics (As built)
TypeScout cruiser
Displacement3,100 long tons (3,150 t) Normal
Length115.82 m (380 ft) oa
Beam12.34 m (40 ft 6 in)
Draught4.34 m (14 ft 3 in)
Installed power14,000 ihp (10,000 kW)
Propulsion2 shafts, triple-expansion steam engines
Speed24 kn (44 km/h; 28 mph)
Range3,276 nmi (6,067 km; 3,770 mi) at 10 km (6.2 mi)
Complement320
Armament
Armour
  • Deck: 38 mm (1+12 in)
  • Conning tower: 76 mm (3 in)
  • Gun shields:76 mm (3 in)

BAP Coronel Bolognesi was a scout cruiser of the Peruvian Navy, the lead ship of its class. Along with its sister ship Almirante Grau, Coronel Bolognesi was one of Peru's two most powerful warships for the first half of the twentieth century. The ship was named for Francisco Bolognesi, a hero of the country for his service in the War of the Pacific.