| Name: | ESMERALDA |
| Type: | Cruiser |
| Keel: | 05/04/1881 |
| Launched: | 06/06/1883 |
| Completed: | 15/07/1884 |
| Builder: | Armstrong, Mitchell & Co |
| Yard: | Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 429 |
| Dimensions: | 2950disp, 270.0 x 42.0 x 18.6(draft)ft |
| Engines: | 2 x C2cyl, 6083ihp |
| Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Newcastle |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws, 18.25knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Armament: | 2 x 10.0ins, 6 x 6.0ins, 2 x 6pdr guns |
| History: | |
| 15/07/1884 | Chilean Navy |
| 15/11/1894 | Imperial Japanese Navy; renamed IZUMI |
| 12/06/1904 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 15/07/1884: The fastest cruiser in the world at this time |
| 15/11/1894: Sold via the Government of Ecuador to maintain Chilean neutrality | |
| 1899: 6.0ins guns replaced with 4.7ins QF guns | |
| 1901: 10.0ins guns replaced with 6.0ins QF guns |
Photo in Leslie's dock 28/02/1884, copyright Tyne & Wear Museums
As ESMERALDA, photo from Navy & Army Illustrated 1884, courtesy of Kevin Blair
Photo as IZUMI courtesy of Photoship