He sent torpedoes after the Peruvian ironclad Huascar into Iquique Harbour at night, where he thought, erroneously, that she was lying.
Wathumela itopido emva kwePervvian yodaka lentsimbi iHuascar phakathi eIquique izibuko ngobusuku, apho wayesithi ngokuphosisayo wayecinga ukuba iwile.