The B.A.E. Calderon was used by the Ecuador Navy during the Ecuadorian–Peruvian War. Under the command of Captain Rafael Morán Valverde, it engaged in fierce combat with the Peruvian destroyer Almirante Villar on July 25, 1941. The Battle of Jambelí was a classic David and Goliath story. The modest Ecuadorian gunboat successfully repelled the larger Peruvian ship, preventing them from blocking the channel and controlling Guayaquil’s harbor. The B.A.E. Calderon is on display at Guayaquil’s Naval Base.
