 Model of the frigate O'Higgins from the Museo Naval y Marítimo of the Chilean Navy
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Russia | |
| Name | Patrikii |
| Builder | Shipyard in Arkhangelsk |
| Launched | 3 July 1816 |
| Fate | Sold to Spain |
 Spain | |
| Name | María Isabel |
| Acquired | 17 August 1817 |
| Captured | 20 October 1818 |
| Fate | Captured by Chile in Talcahuano |
 Chile | |
| Name | O'Higgins |
| Namesake | Bernardo O'Higgins |
| Commissioned | October 1818 |
| Renamed | María Isabel (1823) |
| Fate | Sold to Argentina |
 Argentina | |
| Name | Buenos Aires |
| Namesake | Buenos Aires |
| Commissioned | 1826 |
| Fate | Sank 1826 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Speshniy-class frigate |
| Tons burthen | 1220 (bm) |
| Length | 48.6 m (159 ft 5 in) |
| Beam | 12.7 m (41 ft 8 in) |
| Draft | 3.9 m (12 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Crew | 288-430 men |
| Armament | 40-50 guns |
O'Higgins was a Chilean frigate famous for her actions under Captain Lord Cochrane.