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=== With the National Mining and Smelting Corporation ===
 
=== With the National Mining and Smelting Corporation ===
  
The [[National Mining and Smelting Corporation]] was established in 1834 by Emperor [[Adolfo III of Creeperopolis|Adolfo III]] to fulfill his manifesto ''[[Creeperian Investment into Natural Resources Gifted by God]]''. On 1 January 1836, the corporation ordered a fleet of six ships to help the corporation improve its distribution of resources across the Empire. The ships were built by [[Díaz-Mori Shipbuilding]] at the [[Leónidas Rafael Trujillo Molina Port|Asambio-San Salvador Port]]. The SS ''Amasio'' was the first ship in the class and was completed on 8 September 1838. The ship was acquired by the corporation on 4 October 1838 and entered service on 6 October 1838. The ship spent its service with the corporation moving raw materials from [[San Salvador del Norte (department)|San Salvador del Norte]] to [[San Salvador (department)|San Salvador]], [[Adolfosburg (department)|Adolfosburg]], [[Salvador (department)|Salvador]], and [[La'Libertad del Norte|La'Libertad]].
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The [[National Mining and Smelting Corporation]] was established in 1834 by Emperor [[Adolfo III of Creeperopolis|Adolfo III]] to fulfill his manifesto ''[[Creeperian Investment into Natural Resources Gifted by God]]''. On 1 January 1836, the corporation ordered a fleet of six ships to help the corporation improve its distribution of resources across the Empire. The ships were built by [[Díaz–Mori Shipbuilding]] at the [[Leónidas Rafael Trujillo Molina Port|Asambio-San Salvador Port]]. The SS ''Amasio'' was the first ship in the class and was completed on 8 September 1838. The ship was acquired by the corporation on 4 October 1838 and entered service on 6 October 1838. The ship spent its service with the corporation moving raw materials from [[San Salvador del Norte (department)|San Salvador del Norte]] to [[San Salvador (department)|San Salvador]], [[Adolfosburg (department)|Adolfosburg]], [[Salvador (department)|Salvador]], and [[La'Libertad del Norte|La'Libertad]].
  
 
=== With the Creeperian Navy ===
 
=== With the Creeperian Navy ===

Revision as of 17:56, 20 September 2021

BIC Atlácatl
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Drawing of the BIC Atlácatl.
History
Creeperopolis
Name: SS Amasio
Owner: National Mining and Smelting Corporation
Ordered: 1 January 1836
Builder: Díaz–Mori Shipbuilding
Cost: 1 million pesos
Laid down: 18 February 1836
Launched: 17 July 1838
Completed: 8 September 1838
Acquired: 4 October 1838
In service: 6 October 1838
Homeport: San Salvador del Norte
Fate:
Creeperopolis
Name: BIC Atlácatl
Namesake: Atlácatl of Amacha
Owner: Creeperian Navy
Acquired: 19 March 1842
In service: 1 April 1842
Renamed: 1 April 1842
Homeport: Adolfosburg
Fate:
  • Disappeared
  • 12 September 1845
General characteristics
Class and type: Amasio-class
Type: Sidewheel steamer
Tonnage: 2,175 tons
Length: 304 pi (278 ft)
Beam: 43 pi 9 pl (40 ft)
Decks: 3
Boats & landing
craft carried:
  • 2 lifeboats (before 1842)
  • 6 lifeboats (after 1842)
Troops: 500 max (after 1842)
Complement: 30 sailors

The BIC Atlácatl, originally known as the SS Amasio, was a Creeperian-built sidewheel steamship ordered by the National Mining and Smelting Corporation which entered service in 1838. The ship was requisitioned by the Creeperian Navy in 1842 to aid in the war effort in the First Senvarian Insurgency as a troop transport ship. The ship disappeared in the Bay of Atlántida on 12 September 1845 while it was transporting 505 soldiers from Adolfosburg, Adolfosburg, to San Nicolás, Helam. Prince Miguel Martínez Schuessler, the younger brother of Emperor Adolfo III, was on board when it disappeared.

Career

With the National Mining and Smelting Corporation

The National Mining and Smelting Corporation was established in 1834 by Emperor Adolfo III to fulfill his manifesto Creeperian Investment into Natural Resources Gifted by God. On 1 January 1836, the corporation ordered a fleet of six ships to help the corporation improve its distribution of resources across the Empire. The ships were built by Díaz–Mori Shipbuilding at the Asambio-San Salvador Port. The SS Amasio was the first ship in the class and was completed on 8 September 1838. The ship was acquired by the corporation on 4 October 1838 and entered service on 6 October 1838. The ship spent its service with the corporation moving raw materials from San Salvador del Norte to San Salvador, Adolfosburg, Salvador, and La'Libertad.

With the Creeperian Navy

On 1 March 1839, Creeperopolis annexed the Kingdom of Senvar. The annexation was not popular with the people of Senvar and they began an insurgency on 5 March 1839. The Creeperian Army needed more men to be supplied to help in the war effort against the Senvarians and received transport assistance from the Creeperian Navy.

On 19 March 1842, the SS Amasio was requisitioned by the Creeperian Navy to transport soldiers to help the Creeperian Army defeat the Senvarians. It was renamed to the BIC Atlácatl, after Atlácatl of Amacha, a significant and important military figure of the War of Creeperian Unification and entered service on 1 April 1842. The Creeperian Navy promised to return the ship to the corporation once the war had concluded. From 1842 to 1845, the BIC Atlácatl transported around 8,000 soldiers from various cities in Creeperopolis to San Nicolás, Helam, where the soldiers would then sent west to fight in Senvar.

Disappearance

On 10 September 1845, the BIC Atlácatl departed from port in Adolfosburg and began traveling to San Nicolás. The ship was commanded by Commander Guillermo Herdón Rosales who was accompanied by 29 sailors as the ship's crew. The ship was transporting 505 soldiers and officers for a total of 535 occupants on board the ship. Among the officers was Prince Miguel Martínez Schuessler, the younger brother of Emperor Adolfo III, who was going to take personal command of the soldiers in battle during the insurgency. Other notable officers on board were Brigadier Hernán Covarrubias Galán, who was one of the leading figures of the initial annexation, and Colonel Gregorio Dávalos Escalón, who successfully defeated a Senvarian army despite being outnumbered at the Battle of Honecker in 1841.

The ship was last spotted by the crew of the SS Zorro on 12 September 1845 in the Bay of Atlántida. That same day, a large storm crossed the bay. The crew of the SS Zorro reported almost capsizing during the storm as the rain, winds, and waves were extremely heavy and severely rocked the boat. The BIC Atlácatl failed to reach San Nicolás by early-October when it was expected to arrive and concerns were raised over the ship's whereabouts.

Searches

On 1 November 1845, the Creeperian Navy declared the ship missing and began searching the Bay of Atlántida for the ship or debris from the ship. After three months, the search was called off and the ship was declared sunk. The Creeperian Navy paid the National Mining and Smelting Corporation 1 million pesos in compensation in April 1846.

A second search commenced in 1860 for debris of the ship. After two months, nothing was found. In 1960, a third search was conducted, but again, no debris was found. In 2014, a fourth search was organized. Three weeks into the search, an upside down lifeboat was found at the bottom of the bay. No clear markings were found which would identify what ship it belonged to which is crucial as several ships have sunk in the bay, especially during the Creeperian Civil War. No other debris was found around the lifeboat and the search was called off after two more months of searching. The loss of the BIC Atlácatl is considered one of the most infamous ship disasters in Creeperian history.

See also