Yelcho (ship)

E27835

naval vessel ship tugboat

Yelcho was a Chilean naval tugboat famed for rescuing Ernest Shackleton’s stranded Endurance expedition members from Elephant Island in 1916.

Aliases (2)

Yelcho ×46
Chilean ship Yelcho ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	naval vessel → ship → tugboat →
armament	unarmed during Shackleton rescue →
associatedWith	Ernest Shackleton → Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition → Luis Pardo →
builtFor	Chilean Navy →
captainDuringRescue	Luis Alberto Pardo →
country	Chile →
designedUse	harbour tug duties →
eventDate	1916 rescue of Endurance survivors →
expedition	Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition →
expeditionLeader	Ernest Shackleton →
flag	Chile →
hasCommemoration	monuments in Chile → place names in Chilean Patagonia →
historicalSignificance	key role in successful rescue of Antarctic expedition →
homePort	Punta Arenas →
hullMaterial	steel →
laterUse	patrol duties →
nationality	Chilean →
navalForce	Armada de Chile →
notableFor	rescue of Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance crew → rescue of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition party from Elephant Island →
operator	Chilean Navy →
propulsion	steam-powered →
rescueArrivalLocation	Elephant Island →
rescueAttemptNumber	fourth attempt to reach Elephant Island →
rescueCasualties	0 among rescued party →
rescueDeparturePort	Punta Arenas →
rescuedGroup	Endurance expedition members →
rescuedLocation	Elephant Island →
rescuedPerson	Ernest Shackleton →
rescueMonth	August 1916 →
rescueOutcome	all stranded men on Elephant Island saved →
rescueReturnPort	Punta Arenas →
rescueYear	1916 →
riskLevel	high-risk Antarctic navigation without special ice protection →
role	harbour tug → rescue ship →
serviceBranch	Chilean Navy →
serviceEntry	1906 →
statusDuringRescue	not ice-strengthened →
theatreOfOperation	Antarctic waters → Magellan Strait region →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Base Yelcho → Base Yelcho ("Chilean ship Yelcho") →	namedAfter