Peruvian ironclad Independencia

Independencia in 1866
History
Peru
Name	Independencia
Ordered	1 March 1864
Builder	Samuda Brothers, Poplar, London
Laid down	1864
Launched	8 August 1865
Completed	December 1866
Fate	Destroyed after it ran aground during the Battle of Punta Gruesa, 21 May 1879
General characteristics (as built)
Type	Broadside ironclad
Displacement	3,500 long tons (3,600 t)
Length	215 ft (65.5 m) (p/p)
Beam	44 ft 9 in (13.6 m)
Draught	21 ft 6 in (6.6 m)
Installed power	2,200 ihp (1,600 kW)
Propulsion	1 shaft, 1 Trunk steam engine
Sail plan	Barque-rigged
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	250
Armament	Armament in 1866: 2 Armstrong × 7-inch (178 mm) rifled, muzzle-loading guns of 150 pounds on the main deck 12 Armstrong × 6-inch (152 mm) rifled of 70 pounds, muzzle-loading guns on the gun deck 4 × 32-pounder rifled, muzzle-loading guns 4 × 9-pounder guns for its boats Armament in 1879: 1 Vavassuer × 250-pounder on the main deck 1 Parrot × 150-pounder on the main deck 2 Armstrong 7-inch (178 mm) rifled, muzzle-loading guns of 150 pounds in the bow 12 Armstrong × 6-inch (152 mm) rifled of 70 pounds, muzzle-loading guns on the gun deck 2 × 9-pounder guns for its boats 2 × 0.44 cal Gatling gun
Armor	Belt: 4.5 in (114 mm) Battery: 4.5 in (114 mm)

BAP Independencia was a broadside ironclad built in England for the Peruvian Navy during the mid-1860s. During the War of the Pacific of 1879–83, Independencia ran aground while pursuing the Chilean schooner Covadonga during the Battle of Punta Gruesa on 21 May 1879. The survivors were rescued by Huáscar and the wreck destroyed to prevent its capture.