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...and a last 1938 ship which I haven't posted yet.

1939 New Construction
Only three ships larger than 100 tons will be laid down in Chile in 1939. The first of these is the 4,700-ton training vessel Esmeralda, which will take over duties as the ceremonial flagship of the Armada de Chile. Due to the importance of the name Esmeralda to the Chilean Navy, the ship is very strictly designed to be a complete noncombatant and a goodwill ambassador for Chile. As such, it is a four-masted sailing barque based on the design of the German "Flying P-liners", such as Padua, Pamir, and Passat, but like the P-liners differs slightly in many small respects.

The other two ships to be laid down in 1939 will be the ocean tugs Katalalixar and Los Flamencos.

1939 Continuing Construction
The carrier Libertad will continue construction in Talcahuano.

1939 Refits
Eight escort destroyers (Alphabet-Ds) and the aviation cruiser Hyatt are scheduled for refits in 1939.

[SIZE=3]Piloto Pardo, Chilean Icecutter laid down 1918 (Engine 1938)[/SIZE]
In late 1938 Chile will be purchasing this ice-cutting steamship out of civilian service, and rebuilding it into a patrol vessel for the southern fjords. The original ship, named Aconcagua, was civilian owned but was on the list of "wartime use transports". It's likely the armament will actually be 4x110mm or 3x110mm when the work is finished.

It should be noted that this vessel is not an icebreaker, but an ice-cutter. She has extensive ice-strengthening but has a clipper bow. Her past career is delivering supplies to southern ports, which required both moderate icebreaking capabilities but also excellent seakeeping. She can cut thinner ice with her prow, but for thicker ice, the ship has a specially-designed stern which is more effective.

[SIZE=1](I've asked Alvama to draw this, but I think he's busy with other people's projects.)[/SIZE]

Displacement:
2,849 t light; 2,964 t standard; 3,917 t normal; 4,679 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
412.43 ft / 390.00 ft x 42.00 ft x 18.00 ft (normal load)
125.71 m / 118.87 m x 12.80 m x 5.49 m

Armament:
4 - 4.33" / 110 mm guns in single mounts, 40.61lbs / 18.42kg shells, 1938 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
8 - 1.57" / 40.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 1.95lbs / 0.88kg shells, 1938 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships, all raised mounts - superfiring
4 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (1x4 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1938 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mount
on centreline aft, all raised guns - superfiring
Weight of broadside 179 lbs / 81 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 350

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Ends: Unarmoured

- Torpedo Bulkhead:
1.50" / 38 mm 253.50 ft / 77.27 m 15.14 ft / 4.61 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 2.00" / 51 mm 1.00" / 25 mm 1.00" / 25 mm
2nd: 1.00" / 25 mm - -
3rd: 1.00" / 25 mm - -

- Conning tower: 2.00" / 51 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Electric motors, 2 shafts, 5,925 shp / 4,420 Kw = 18.00 kts
Range 9,000nm at 18.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,715 tons

Complement:
246 - 321

Cost:
£0.282 million / $1.130 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 22 tons, 0.6 %
Armour: 244 tons, 6.2 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 213 tons, 5.4 %
- Armament: 21 tons, 0.5 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 11 tons, 0.3 %
Machinery: 162 tons, 4.1 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,160 tons, 55.1 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,068 tons, 27.3 %
Miscellaneous weights: 260 tons, 6.6 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
17,464 lbs / 7,922 Kg = 430.0 x 4.3 " / 110 mm shells or 6.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.15
Metacentric height 1.8 ft / 0.5 m
Roll period: 13.2 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.17
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2.00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0.465
Length to Beam Ratio: 9.29 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 19.75 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 36 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 35
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 8.00 ft / 2.44 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 25.00 ft / 7.62 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 22.00 ft / 6.71 m
- Mid (50 %): 20.00 ft / 6.10 m (12.00 ft / 3.66 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
- Stern: 14.00 ft / 4.27 m
- Average freeboard: 17.34 ft / 5.29 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 52.1 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 134.5 %
Waterplane Area: 10,580 Square feet or 983 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 389 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 103 lbs/sq ft or 504 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1.51
- Longitudinal: 4.74
- Overall: 1.69
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in
the heaviest weather

[SIZE=1]Distant cousin of the Esmeralda.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=3]Esmeralda, Chilean Windjammer laid down 1939[/SIZE]

Displacement:
3,900 t light; 3,998 t standard; 4,701 t normal; 5,264 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
375.33 ft / 375.33 ft x 46.00 ft x 22.31 ft (normal load)
114.40 m / 114.40 m x 14.02 m x 6.80 m

Armament:
2 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns in single mounts, 13.50lbs / 6.12kg shells, 1939 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts
on centreline ends, evenly spread
4 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1939 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships
Weight of broadside 28 lbs / 13 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 250
2 - 21.0" / 533.4 mm above water torpedoes

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 1 shaft, 2,450 shp / 1,828 Kw = 13.50 kts
Range 12,000nm at 13.50 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 1,266 tons

Complement:
283 - 369

Cost:
£0.865 million / $3.461 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 3 tons, 0.1 %
Machinery: 66 tons, 1.4 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,360 tons, 71.5 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 801 tons, 17.0 %
Miscellaneous weights: 470 tons, 10.0 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
26,099 lbs / 11,838 Kg = 1,933.3 x 3.0 " / 76 mm shells or 8.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.15
Metacentric height 2.0 ft / 0.6 m
Roll period: 13.5 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.01
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.61

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.427
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.16 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 19.37 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 24 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 31
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 21.33 ft / 6.50 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 13.55 ft / 4.13 m
- Mid (50 %): 13.55 ft / 4.13 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 13.55 ft / 4.13 m
- Stern: 13.55 ft / 4.13 m
- Average freeboard: 14.17 ft / 4.32 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 17.9 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 86.2 %
Waterplane Area: 10,269 Square feet or 954 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 746 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 177 lbs/sq ft or 864 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 2.59
- Longitudinal: 5.74
- Overall: 2.81
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is cramped
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

3,400 m² (36,600 sq ft) of sail on four masts, barque-rigged, similar to "Flying P-Liner" type vessels.

ALVAMA has very kindly drawn up the Piloto Pardo for me! Ain't she a beaut?

Secondly - would anyone mind terribly if Chile refitted the Pamir as a sail training ship in lieu of building a new vessel? Or should I stick to a new-built ship?

Go for the refit...for some reason, I think it needs a mainmast...

She is really a beauty !!!!