Janequeo is a female Mapudungun name and the name of a famous woman who defeated the Spaniards during the Arauco War. Several ships of the Chilean Navy have been named Janequeo
Janequeo (1836), ex-brigantine Isaac Macen Janequeo (1879), torpedo boat sunk off Callao Janequeo (1881) torpedo boat to replace the 1879 boat lost off Callao Janequeo (1929) ATA-70, a tug (1943) ATF-65, a tug of the , ex-USS Potowatomi, sunk on 15 August 1965 with a loss of 55 men Janequeo (1974), a tug Janequeo (2016) ATF-65, an anchor handling tug supply vessel
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