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You will look in vain for this gunboat in the Chilean Navy list. It was ordered by Chile in 1879 and launched in 1880 as the <i>Arturo Prat</i>, but then Chile cancelled the order at Armstrong Whitworth in England. The contract for the unfinished ship was later taken over by Japan, and she was finished as the gunboat/small cruiser <i>Tsukushi</i>, arriving in Japan in 1883. So Martino was too swift when he made the painting, based on what the vessel would look like if it had been completed by Chile.</div>
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Edoardo_De_Martino" class="extiw" title="w:en:Edoardo De Martino"><span title="Italian painter (1838-1912)">Eduardo de Martino</span></a>
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circa 1880 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1880-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
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