Callao (disambiguation)

Callao is the largest port city of Peru.

Callao may also refer to:

Places

Military History

  • First siege of El Callao, 1821
  • Second siege of El Callao, (1824–1826)
  • Third siege of El Callao, 1838
  • Battle of Callao, a 1866 naval battle between Spain and Peru (and her allies)
  • Bombardment of Callao (April 1880–January 1881), during the War of the Pacific

Ships

  • Callao, a Spanish Navy gunboat that fought in the Spanish–American War
  • USS Callao (YFB-11), a U.S. Navy gunboat captured from Spain and in U.S. service from 1898 to 1923
  • USS Callao (ID-4036), ex German liner Sierra Cordoba commissioned as a U.S. Navy transport 26 April—20 September 1919
  • USS Callao (IX-205), a U.S. Navy ship captured from the German Navy and in U.S. service from 1945 to 1950

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