Thanks to the fact that nowadays more and more books are digitized we are able to read books that are some times for decades no longer available for the public for several reasons. That’s quite a pity while these books contains useful information while the archives are destroyed, incomplete or nor accessible. In his book for politicians and merchants Martin described all the countries part of the so-called civilised world. If available he published information dealing with the armed forces and the merchant trade shipping.
p. 561: “The Peruvian navy consisted, in the summer of 1866, of 1 ironclad frigate, called the Independencia, 2 other steam frigates, the Apurimac and the Amazonas, 3 corvettes, and a brig, armed in the aggregate with 110 guns. The Independencia iron-clad, built at Poplar, London, in 1865, has a stem constructed as a ram, and the armament consists entirely of Armstrong guns on the shunt principle—viz. 12 70-pounders of 4 tons each on the main deck, and 2 pivot guns, 150-pounders, weighing 7 tons each, on the upper deck. These latter guns can be used on a line even with the keel.”
Source
F. Martin. The Statesman’s Year-book. A statistical, mercantile, and historical account of the states and sovereigns of the civilised world. A manual for politicians and merchants for the year 1868. London, 1868.
p. 561: “The Peruvian navy consisted, in the summer of 1866, of 1 ironclad frigate, called the Independencia, 2 other steam frigates, the Apurimac and the Amazonas, 3 corvettes, and a brig, armed in the aggregate with 110 guns. The Independencia iron-clad, built at Poplar, London, in 1865, has a stem constructed as a ram, and the armament consists entirely of Armstrong guns on the shunt principle—viz. 12 70-pounders of 4 tons each on the main deck, and 2 pivot guns, 150-pounders, weighing 7 tons each, on the upper deck. These latter guns can be used on a line even with the keel.”
Source
F. Martin. The Statesman’s Year-book. A statistical, mercantile, and historical account of the states and sovereigns of the civilised world. A manual for politicians and merchants for the year 1868. London, 1868.