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Yavari is a British-built iron steamship commissioned (along with her sister ship Yapura) by the Peruvian government in 1861 for use on Lake Titicaca by the Peruvian Navy.. She is named after the Javary River in the Loreto Region of Peru, bordering the Amazonas State (), and was the first steamship to cross the highest navigable waters in the world.
Pages in category "Steamships of Peru" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. < Yavari (ship) C.
Her four oil-fired steam engines gave her a top speed of 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph). [2] She was the Peruvian Corporation's most luxurious steamer on the lake [ 2 ] and the culmination of nearly 70 years' development of Titicaca steamers since the building of Yavari started in 1862.
This flotilla was composed of the gunboat América, with the steamships Adolfo, Luz II, San Pablo, Cahuapanas and Liberal. [114] During the Colombia-Peru War, Liberal was commanded by lieutenant commander Manuel R. Nieto and lieutenant José Mosto, they were given orders to travel towards Leticia with the steamship. These two officers organized ...
Sold to Peru after the French government stopped to sale to the Confederacy. Scuttled January 1881 to avoid capture. [13] [4] America (1864) ex-CSS Texas, screw corvette and sister-ship of BAP Union. Sold to Peru after the French government stopped to sale to the Confederacy. Lost during the Arica tsunami on 13 August 1868.
Surf through the past with these vintage beach pictures, starting in the 19th century. ... Circa 1900 The beach is a place of work for some people, such as this hearty group of fishermen from ...
On 30 June 1900, over 300 dock workers and others were killed in a fire at the Hoboken docks. North Germany Lloyd's docks in Hoboken, 1909 During the first decade of the 20th century, NDL and HAPAG competed in the transatlantic routes with several record-breaking ships and vied with the British Cunard Line and White Star Line as the largest ...
In the days of steamships, it was a bustling place. Block Island has a history reaching back to the mid-17th century. In the days of steamships, it was a bustling place.