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Chilean Naval Construction
1933 First Quarter Report
January 1 - March 31, 1933


A. Factories

5/7 factories = 5,000t of material + 2,500 for 50% wartime production.
4,974t are used, and 2,526t transferred, leaving a stockpile of 0t.

2/7 factories (committed) = 0.3 infrastructure pts
0/7 factories (flexible) = 0.0 pts = 0.3 pts available



B. Infrastructure Development

Factory #8 continues construction: 7 of 10


C. Naval Development and Construction

at Talcahuano:
S3: Laying down of Armored Cruiser "General O'Higgins" (3,000 tons delivered) 22,745 tons needed, will require 790 days to complete (finishes during Q1/1935) - 19,745 tons needed to complete
S2: Construction continues on "Light" Cruiser Antofagasta (1,000 tons delivered) 9,747 tons needed, will require 514 days to complete. (finishes Q1/1934) - 8,648 tons needed to complete
S1: Construction continues on heavy destroyer Almirante Zero (1,238 tons delivered) 1,986 tons needed, will require 320 days to complete. (finishes Q2/1933) - 0 tons needed to complete.
D3: idle
D2: idle
D2: Laying down of heavy destroyer "Almirante Lynch" (974 tons delivered) 1,986 tons needed, will require 320 days to complete. (finishes Q4/1933) - 1,012 tons needed to complete.
D0: idle

at Valparaiso:
S1: Construction continues on destroyer Capitan Thompson (644 tons delivered) 1,389 tons needed, will require 305 days to complete. (finishes Q2/1933) - 0 tons needed to complete.
S1: Construction continues on destroyer Capitan Lira (644 tons delivered) 1,389 tons needed, will require 305 days to complete. (finishes Q2/1933) - 0 tons needed to complete.
D1: Construction continues on destroyer Capitan Toro (644 tons delivered) 1,389 tons needed, will require 305 days to complete. (finishes Q2/1933) - 0 tons needed to complete.

at Mejillones:
S0: idle
S0: idle
D0: idle

Commericial shipyards:
idle


D. Transactions


Chile has purchased two D-22 submarines from Atlantis at 1,013 each (2,026 total send Q4/1932)

Chile has purchased 12 subchasers and two destroyers from Atlantis to be coverted into subchaser tenders in the short term. (SC = 111 tons each for 1,332 tons total. Sent Q4/1932. Destroyers will be purchased after conversion and price have been worked out to be 1,526 tons total. Sent Q1/1933.)

Chile has put forth interest in the purchase of the Nordmark Battlecruiser Folkunga Lion in 1933 for a cost of 4,000 tons of material. 1,000 tons sent to Nordmark Q1/1933.

E. Other Notes

Laying down of Heavy Armored Cruiser "General O'Higgins" (AC-5).

Laying down of Heavy Destroyer "Almirante Lynch" (DD-20).

Construction continues on "Light" Cruiser Antofagasta (CL-9).

Heavy Destroyer Almirante Zero (DD-19) construction continues.
(DD-20 and DD-21 are reserved for the Almirante Lynch and Almirante Condell as replacements for the current vessels with those names.)

Destroyer Capitan Thompson (DD-22) construction continues.

Destroyer Capitan Lira (DD-23) construction continues.

Destroyer Capitan Toro (DD-24) construction continues.

Heavy Armored Cruiser Capitan Oyama (AC-4) construction completed. On trails.

Dreadnought Almirante Cochrane's rebuild completed. On trials until May.

Work continues on the "15 inch/51 caliber" cannon project, which has expanded into the Oyama-Pacifica Ordinance Work factory.

Chile is on a full war footing in Q1/1933 as stated in Q1/1932 report.


F. Updated Order of Battle, March 31, 1933

Note: W(X)+Y(Z) = completed (under repair/refit) + under construction (...by a foreign power)

Dreadnought Battleships------2(0)+0
Dreadnought Battlecruisers---0(0)+0(1)
Predreadnoughts----------------2(0)+0
Coast Defense Ships-----------1(0)+0
Aircraft Carrier-------------------1(0)+0
Armoured Cruisers--------------3(0)+1
Heavy Cruiser--------------------2(0)+0
Light Cruisers--------------------6(0)+1
Protected Cruisers--------------2(0)+0
Floatplane Cruisers-------------1(0)+0
Destroyers------------------------8(0)+5 {1,200 tons std and up}
Light Destroyers-----------------6(0)+0 {under 1,200 tons std}
Submarines-----------------------6(0)+0(2)
Floatplane Carriers--------------2(0)+0
Subchasers------------------------12(0)+0(12)
Tenders-----------------------------0(0)+0(2)
Colliers-----------------------------2(0)+0
Sail Training Sloop---------------1(0)+0
Transports-------------------------2(0)+0

-Emergency Use-
Patrol Boats---------11(0)+0
Transports-----------12(0)+0
Museum Ships--------1(0)+0