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Pedro de Valdivia was the Conquistador of Chile, and the Capture of the City of Valdivia was one of the first victories of the Chilean Navy. Several ships of the Chilean Navy have been named Valdivia:

  • Esmeralda (1791) renamed Valdivia after the her capture by the Chilean Navy
  • Valdivia (1865), Ex-Henriette [1]
  • Valdivia (1903), built in Behrens Shipyard, Valdivia [2]
  • Valdivia (1927), a dredger built in Conrad Weft, Netherlands [3]
  • Valdivia (1943) Ex-USS LCM -24958 of the US-Navy [4]
  • Valdivia (1970), a Newport class tank landing ship


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