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| MARCAS FILATELICAS DE LA P.S.N.C. / P.S.C.N. PHILATELIC POSTMARK |
Cons truido en astilleros Palmer Bros and Co., Yarrow. Casco de fierro en el año 1864. de 336 tons gruesas y 227,4 tons de registro. Tenía dos máquinas oscilantes.
Buque de ruedas de la Compañía Nacional de Vapores que hacía el servicio a Constitución.
En abril de 1872 pasó a formar parte de la Compañía Chilena de Vapores. El 9 de octubre de 1872, al fusionarse ambas compañías y crearse la Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores, pasó a depender de ésta.
Fue entregado en arriendo a la Armada durante la Guerra del Pacífico, de acuerdo al Convenio de subvención con el Gobierno, de fecha 5 de mayo de 1874. |
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| STEAM SHIP "INCA (1)" was built in 1856 by Caird & Co. at Cartsdyke, Greenock with a tonnage of 290grt, a length of 130ft 8in, a beam of 20ft 9in and a service speed of 9 knots. Sister of the Valdivia she was , with the Valparaiso, the
first ship to be fitted with the compound inverted engine. In 1852 John Elder went into partnership with Charles Randolph as Randolph & Elder. On 24th January 1853 they secured the patent for the vertical direct acting compound engine. A high pressure cylinder and a low pressure cylinder
moved in opposite directions to drive two diametrically opposed crankshafts. The compound engine reduced coal consumption by 30% and the first ship to be fitted with such an engine was the Brandon. On 15th March 1856 Randolf & Elder took out a patent for an improved compound engine
in the form of a "V" which saved space and which was described as compound inverted. In 1858 the two partners acquired the old yard of James Napier &
Hoey and added shipbuilding to their activities. Charles Randolf retired in 1868 and the company became John Elder & Co., a name which, in 1885, was changed to Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. The Inca was delivered in 1856 for deployment on the Callao to Chala mail
service. She was sold in 1874, renamed Union and later in the same year was wrecked at Puerto Bueno in Chile. |
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CUBIERTA DE CARTA ENVIADA A CONCEPCIÓN, CON TRÁNSITO POR VALPARAISO 10.03.1858, VIA VAPOR "POLINESIAN" ,SIN FRANQUEO, CIFRA MANUSCRITA “15”, “15”, INDICANDO EL COBRO DE 15 CTS., 10 CTS. CORRESPONDIENTES A UNA CARTA DE HASTA DE ½ ONZA Y 5 CTS. POR CARGO DE ULTRAMAR, DOBLE DE LA
TARIFA NACIONAL MÁS 5 CTS. VIGENTE DESDE 20.10.1852 HASTA EL 29.12.1874. |
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