Chilean ship Esmeralda explained

Several ships of the Chilean Navy have been named Esmeralda

• , a Spanish frigate that Chile captured in 1820 and renamed Valdivia; she was wrecked in 1825
• , a wooden steam corvette sunk during the War of the Pacific
• , the world's first protected cruiser; purchased by Japan in 1894 and renamed Izumi
• , an armored cruiser
• , ex-HMCS Glace Bay (K414)
• , a training ship of the Chilean Navy, launched in 1953