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The pieces were shipped by sea to South America and then by rail to Lake Titicaca, [2] where Inca was finally riveted together and launched. Each part had to fit within a packing crate no more than 10 feet (3 m) wide and 11 feet (3.4 m) high to fit within the railway's loading gauge , and weigh no more than 12 tons to be within the railway's ...
They were then delivered by rail to Puno on Lake Titicaca, [2] where Ollanta was finally riveted together and launched. Earle's put the engineer William Smale in charge of reassembling and launching Ollanta. [2] At 2,200 tons and 260 feet (79 m) long, Ollanta was larger than any previous ship on Lake Titicaca. [2]
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.
The ship is a war grave, with five men still aboard, historians say. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us ...
Both vessels were built in parts in England in 1862 and assembled in Puno on Lake Titicaca. [20] Yavari (1861) Commissioned 1871. Lengthened by 12m in the 19th century. Converted to diesel engine 1914. Paid off 1990 after 119 years service. [19] Now open as a museum moored near the Sonesta Posada Hotel del Inca. [20] [21] Yapura (1861 ...
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It was sunk northwest of Hawaii during the Battle of Midway in June 1942.
BAP Puno (ABH-306) is a Peruvian Navy hospital ship on Lake Titicaca. Until 1976 she was called Yapura. She is named after the Yapura River (or Caqueta River) that flows into the Amazon River in Department of Loreto, Peru. The Yapura river was the former border between Peru and Colombia in the Amazonia.