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Report for Q4/1948
Industrial Allocation
- 7/9 factories producing 7,000t materials.
- 3,519 tons from stockpile.
- 831 tons from scrapping
- 11,350 tons materials total.
- 5,638 tons used.
- 5,712 tons stored for Q1/49.
- 2/9 factories dedicated to infrastructure.

Infrastructure Development
2 factories dedicated to producing infrastructure. 0.2 IP + 0.2 bonus IP created, added to upgrade Punta Arenas D0 to D1. 1.0 of 1.0 IP added to project.

Naval Construction
ASMAR - Astillero de Talcahuano (Talcahuano):
D3.5: PA-02 Libertad begins reconstruction. 12783 tons required. 2250 tons added Q4/1948 for a total of 6750 / 12783 tons. 6033 / 12783 tons remaining. Refit completes September 9th, 1949.
D2.5: Antiaircraft cruiser Chillán begins scrapping. Light displacement of 6,645 tons total, with 997 tons to be recovered. 422 tons recovered in Q4/1948. 0 tons remaining to be recovered. Scrapping will take 5.2 months and complete December 7th, 1948.
S2.5: Idle.
D2: Idle
S1.5: Idle.
D1: Destroyer Cobrizo scrapping. Light displacement of 1,376 tons total, with 206 tons to be recovered. 206 tons recovered in Q4/1948. 0 tons remaining to be recovered. Scrapping will take 4.2 months and complete November 5th, 1948.

Dockside:
- DM-82 Capitan Orella laid down January 1st, 1948. 550 tons added Q4/48 for a total of 2200 / 2200 tons. 0 / 2200 tons remaining. Ship launched May 15th, 1948 and completed on November 7th, 1948. (Towed from Valparaiso to Talcahuano for completion.)
- DM-83 Capitan Merino Jarpa laid down January 1st, 1948. 550 tons added Q4/48 for a total of 2200 / 2200 tons. 0 / 2200 tons remaining. Ship launched May 15th, 1948 and completed on November 7th, 1948. (Towed from Valparaiso to Talcahuano for completion.)
- DM-86 Chacabuco laid down January 1st, 1948. 594 tons added Q4/48 for a total of 2619 / 2700 tons. 81 tons armament from stockpile added Q4/1948. 0 / 2700 tons remaining. Ship launched May 21st, 1948 and completed on December 22nd, 1948. 81 tons were saved by reusing the main guns from a retired cruiser.
- DM-87 Maipú laid down January 1st, 1948. 594 tons added Q4/48 for a total of 2619 / 2700 tons. 81 tons armament from stockpile added Q4/1948. 0 / 2700 tons remaining. Ship launched May 21st, 1948 and completed on December 22nd, 1948. 81 tons were saved by reusing the main guns from a retired cruiser.
- Destroyer Concordante scrapping. Light displacement of 1,376 tons total, with 206 tons to be recovered. 0 tons recovered in Q4/1948. 206 tons remaining to be recovered. Scrapping will take 4.2 months and complete February 5th, 1949.

ASMAR - Astillero de Valparaíso (Valparaiso):
S1: DM-84 Capitan Munoz Gamero laid down July 1st, 1948. 550 tons added Q3/48 for a total of 550 / 2200 tons. 1650 / 2200 tons remaining. Ship launched November 15th, 1948 and completed on June 7th, 1949.
S1: DM-85 Capitan Martinez laid down July 1st, 1948. 550 tons added Q3/48 for a total of 550 / 2200 tons. 1650 / 2200 tons remaining. Ship launched November 15th, 1948 and completed on June 7th, 1949.
D1: Destroyer Rápido scrapping. Light displacement of 1,376 tons total, with 206 tons to be recovered. 206 tons recovered in Q4/1948. 0 tons remaining to be recovered. Scrapping will take 4.2 months and complete November 5th, 1948.

Dockside:
- Destroyer Meritorio scrapping. Light displacement of 1,376 tons total, with 206 tons to be recovered. 0 tons recovered in Q4/1948. 206 tons remaining to be recovered. Scrapping will take 4.2 months and complete February 5th, 1949.

ASENAV/Astillero de Alberto Daiber y Cia (Valdivia):
S0: Idle.
S0: Idle.

Dockside:
None

ASMAR - Astillero de Magallanes (Punta Arenas):
D0: Upgrading to D1. 1.0 of 1.0 IP applied. 0.0 IP remaining until completion.

Dockside:
None

from factories:
- N/A

On Trials
- Cruiser Constitution completes three month post-refit trials.
- Cruiser Arica continues six months of builders trials.
- Destroyer Almirante Lynch completes six months of builders trials.
- Destroyer Almirante Condell completes six months of builders trials.
- Destroyer Capitan Orella begins six months of builders trials.
- Destroyer Capitan Merino Jarpa begins six months of builders trials.
- Destroyer Chacabuco begins six months of builders trials.
- Destroyer Maipú begins six months of builders trials.

Scrapping
- Cruiser Chillán scrapping. 575 tons recovered.
- Destroyer Cobrizo scrapping. 206 tons recovered.
- Destroyer Rápido scrapping. 206 tons recovered.

- Total tonnage in recycling until Q4/1948: (1x256) + (1x575) = 831
- Total tonnage in recycling until Q1/1949: (1x422) + (2x298) = 1018
- Total tonnage in recycling until Q2/1949: (1x575) + (2x206) = 987
- Total tonnage in recycling until Q3/1949: (1x422) + (2x206) = 834

Transactions
None

Other Notes
Technology development and investigatory committees are working on the following projects:
- Proyecto-P: Proposed Oceanic Patrol Ship to replace Vanguardia and Piloto Pardo. Design work is finalized and contracts are placed.
- Proyecto-Q: Midlife rebuild of Libertad. All major design work is complete and remaining personnel are employed in overseeing the rebuild.
- Proyecto-R + "Matorral": Exploratory studies commissioned by Naval Ordnance with input from Sisdef. ASMAR is incorporating Proyecto-R and Matorral design elements.
- Proyecto-S: Fleet Auxiliary Modernization Program.
- Proyecto-T: Proposed replacement for Parinacota-class destroyer transports.

The battlecruiser Capitan Prat is in reserve (mothballs) in Talcahuano under a caretaker crew. The battlecruiser formally retains its status as flagship of the Armada. There are currently no plans to fully retire the ship, and is scheduled for a brief at-sea training cruise during January 1949.

Four twin 13cm turrets from the Concepción-class cruisers presently remain in the stockpile. There is some discussion about using them for the Proyecto-P patrol ships or Proyecto-T type vessels. The remaining six turrets, judged in the best condition, were used for the Chacabuco-class destroyers.

The destroyers General Escala, General Lagos, Capitan Lira, and Capitan Toro have been retired to the reserve. Capitan Thompson and Capitan Carrera remain in service, but are expected to retire in June 1949.

The Navy has made the decision that the planned Proyecto-P patrol ships shall only replace the Vanguardia (a former seal-taking ship) and the Piloto Pardo (an aging ice-cutter). The much larger expedition ship Ignacy Domeyko, employed in the same patrol duties in southern latitudes, shall be retained in service for the foreseeable future.

The aircraft carrier Libertad is undergoing a refit in Talcahuano. The ship is being comprehensively modernized, with new engines, electronics, and British-supplied steam catapults.

Order of Battle (Armada de Chile) January 1st, 1949
Note: W(X)+Y(Z) = completed (under repair/refit) + under construction (- scrapping vessel)

Primary Combatants:
Battlecruisers: 2(0)+0
Aircraft Carriers: 2(1)+0
Heavy Cruisers: 3(0)+0
Light Cruisers: 9(0)+0
Large Destroyers: 8(0)+0 {3,000 tons std and up}
Medium Destroyers: 40(0)+2 {1,200-3,000 tons std}
Light Destroyers (Corvettes): 8(0)+0 {under 1,200 tons std}
Destroyer Escorts: 8(0)+0
Minelayer: 2(0)+0
Torpedo Boats: 25(0)+0
Submarines: 11(0)+0
Subchasers: 24(0)+0
Minesweepers: 32(0)+0
Arctic Patrol Vessel: 3(0)+0

Fleet Train:
Destroyer Tenders: 4(0)+0
Subchaser Tenders: 2(0)+0
Submarine Tenders: 1(0)+0
General Fleet Tenders: 4(0)+0
Fleet Oilers: 12(0)+0
Colliers: 1(0)+0

Auxiliaries:
Sail Training Sloop: 2(0)+0
Transports: 2(0)+0
Fleet Tugs: 4(0)+0
Light Harbour Tugs: 4(0)+0
Netlayers: 2(0)+0
Oceanic Research Ship: 1(0)+0
Pilot Boats: 6(0)+0
Training Yawls: 6(0)+0

Amphibious Forces:
Landing Ship Vehicle: 1(0)+0
Landing Ship Dock: 1(0)+0
Beach Discharge Lighter: 1(0)+0
Attack Transports: 4(0)+0
Landing Ship Infantry (Med): 2(0)+0
Landing Ship Tank: 2(0)+0
Landing Ship Mechanized: 2(0)+0
Landing Craft Tank: 2(0)+0
Landing Craft Mechanized: 11(0)+0
Landing Craft Assault: 54(0)+0

Reserve / Emergency Use:
Battlecruisers: 1(0)+0
Medium Destroyers: 4(0)+0-2 {1,200-3,000 tons std}
Patrol Boats: 4(0)+0
Naval Trawlers: 16(0)+0
Transports: 12(0)+0
Museum Ships: 1(0)+0

Foreign Orders and Exports (Totals):
Fleet Tugs: 6(0)+0 (to China)
Light Harbour Tugs: 20(0)+0 (to China)

Quoted

Flota de Alta Mar
Headquarters: Talcahuano
Overview: The Flota de Alta Mar represents the main striking power of the Chilean Navy. The commanders of the Battle Force and the Fast Carrier Force (the two distinct large-ship components) alternate holding command of the Flota de Alta Mar. Supporting units of cruisers and destroyers are assigned according to the required mission profile.

Battle Force
Battle Squadron 1: Almirante Cochrane (F), Almirante Blanco Encalada

Fast Carrier Force
Carrier Division 1: Libertad (F), Patria

Assigned Units
Cruiser Squadron 1: Constitucion (F), Almirante Latorre, O'Higgins, Arica (working up)
Cruiser Squadron 2: Magellanes (F), Atacama, Picunches, Antofagasta
Cruiser Squadron 3: Araucanía, Los Lagos, Valparaíso, Bío Bío
Destroyer Flotilla 1: Almirante Simpson (F), Almirante Goni , Almirante Lynch, Almirante Condell, Capitan Orella (working up), Capitan Merino Jarpa (working up), Capitan Thompson, Capitan Carrera
Destroyer Flotilla 2: Capitan Eyzaguirre, General San Martin, Capitan Ferguson, Capitan Chavez, Capitan Rodríguez (leader), General Mackenna, General Baquedano, General Bulnes
Destroyer Flotilla 3: Angamos, Iquique, Punta Gruesa, Casma, Papudo, Chipana, Talcahuano, Abtao
Destroyer Flotilla 5: Almirante Williams, Almirante Riveros, Voluntario, Peleador, Caballeroso, Celeste, Caprichoso, Feroz
Destroyer Flotilla 6: Bolados, Téllez, Bravo, Machado, Díaz, Troncoso, Litton, Salinas
Destroyer Flotilla 8: Chacabuco (working up), Maipú (working up), Cerro Fitz Roy, Nevado Ojos del Salado, Nevado Sajama, Cerro Solo, Volcan Osorno, Torres del Paine
Destroyer Flotilla 9: Teniente Aldea, Teniente Serrano, Teniente Videla, Teniente Requelme, Teniente Ibarra, Teniente de la Fuente, Teniente Hoste, Teniente Larraguibel

Quoted

Flota de Litoral
Headquarters: Talcahuano
Overview: The Flota de Litoral is responsible for the patrol of Chilean coastal waters for the purposes of maritime security and policing. It is divided into four administrative zones of roughly equivalent strengths (although the Third Naval Zone, based in Punta Arenas, substitutes ocean patrol ships for light craft). The Naval Zones also maintain a number of search and patrol aircraft.

First Naval Zone (Valparaiso)
Antisubmarine Squadron 1: Puyehue (F), Azopardo, Cisnes, Petrohué, Colún
Minesweeper Flotilla 1-1: DM-1, DM-2, DM-3, DM-4
Minesweeper Flotilla 3-1: YDM-1, YDM-2, YDM-3, YDM-4
Gunboat Flotilla 1: Aldebarán, Denébola, Capella, Sirio, Matar, Thuban

Second Naval Zone (Talcahuano)
Minelaying Squadron 1: Covadonga, 21 de Mayo
Antisubmarine Squadron 3: SC-17 through SC-24
Minesweeper Flotilla 1-2: DM-5, DM-6, DM-7, DM-8
Gunboat Flotilla 2: Regulus, Fomalhaut, Hassaleh, Shaula, Sadalmelik, Altarf

Third Naval Zone (Punta Arenas)
Patrol Flotilla: Ignacy Domeyko, Piloto Pardo, Vanguardia
Minesweeper Flotilla 2-1: DM-9, DM-10, DM-11, DM-12
Gunboat Flotilla 3: Unukalhai, Mekbuda, Edasich, Aludra, Adhara, Algol

Fourth Naval Zone (Iquique)
Antisubmarine Flotilla 4: Capitan Frey, Capitan Guzman, Capitan Carranza, Teniente Susa, Teniente Estrada, Almirante Rebolledo, General de la Lastra, Teniente Molinas
Antisubmarine Squadron 1: Conguillío (F), Loa, Maule, Lauca, Maipo, Rapel, Itata, Pascua, Tinguiririca
Minesweeper Flotilla 2-2: DM-13, DM-14, DM-15, DM-16
Minesweeper Flotilla 3-2: YDM-5, YDM-6, YDM-7, YDM-8
Gunboat Flotilla 4: Errai, Rigilkent, Antares, Pléyone, Rasalhague, Mizar

Quoted

Flota de Logistica
Headquarters: Talcahuano
Overview: The Flota de Logistica is responsible for providing the Chilean Navy with all support services, principally oil but also any other supplies. The Flota de Logisitica additionally administers the Chilean Navy's amphibious assault assets in an operational-level independent command

Logistics Flotilla 1: Araucano, Península Tres Montes, Península de Taitao, Península Muñoz Gamero, Península de Brunswick
Logistics Flotilla 2: Lago General Carrera, Lago Llanquihue, Lago O'Higgins, Lago Ranco
Logistics Flotilla 3: Quillagua, Toconao, Caspana, Socaire
Logistics Flotilla 4: Golfo de Ancud, Golfo de Corcovado, Golfo de Quelalmahue, Golfo Coronados
Logistics Flotilla 5: Fjord de las Montañas, Seno Última Esperanza, Fiordo de Aisén, Seno Almirantazgoa
Marine Raiding Flotilla: Parinacota, Copahue, Tronador, Lascar
Amphibious Assault Flotilla: Pisagua, Valdivia, Pisco, Rancagua, Ministro Zentento, Presidente Errazuriz, Elicura, Orompello

Quoted

Flota de Submarina
Headquarters: Talcahuano
Overview: The Flota de Submarina administers all of the Chilean Navy's submarines as well as their dedicated support ships. As a matter of practice, both units and individual submarines may be loaned to other operational commands for missions.

Submarine Squadron 1: Gualcolda, Tegualda, Rucumilla, Marlin, Esturión, Bonito
Submarine Squadron 2: Capitan O'Brien, Capitan Martinez, Union, Flach
Submarine Squadron (Training) 3: Héroe
Submarine Squadron 4: Lautaro, Caupolicán
Submarine Support Squadron: Almirante José Toribio Merino Saavedra

Quoted

All Other Commands
Escuela Naval "Arturo Prat": Esmeralda, Vina de Mar
Chilean Merchant Marine School: Almirante Uribe
Carrier Division 2: Chiloe (Training Aircraft Carrier)
Support Squadron 1: Alacalufes, Río de Los Cipreses, Las Chinchillas, Radal Siete Tazas
Support Squadron 2: Katalalixar, Los Flamencos, Valle de la Luna, Lago Jeinimeni (oceanic salvage tugs)
Support Squadron 3: Ingeniero Slight, Francisco Hudson (netlayers), Vidal Gormaz (Oceanographic Research Ship)

Reserve
Antisubmarine Squadron 5 (Reserve): SC-13 through SC-16 (in reserve awaiting decommissioning)
Battlecruiser Capitan Prat (laid up in mothballs with caretaker crew)
Light Cruiser Chillán (scrapping)
Destroyer Flotilla 4: Inactive
Destroyer Flotilla 7: General Escala, General Lagos, Capitan Lira, Capitan Toro (all in reserve awaiting scrapping)