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Wednesday, April 6th 2011, 3:53pm

Chile, Q4/1940



[SIZE=3]Industrial Allocation[/SIZE]
- 9/9 factories producing 9,000t materials.
- 6,421t from stockpile.
- 0 tons from transactions
- 0 tons from scrapping
- 15,421t materials total.
- 11,377t used.
- 4,049t stored for Q1/41.
- 0/9 factories dedicated to infrastructure.

[SIZE=3]Infrastructure Development[/SIZE]
None at present

[SIZE=3]Naval Construction[/SIZE]
ASMAR - Astillero de Talcahuano:
D3.5: Idle
S3.5: BC-09 Almirante Blanco Encalada laid down January 1st, 1940. 3,000 tons added Q4/40 for a total of 6,500/27,913 tons. 21,413/27,913 tons remaining until completion on April 3rd, 1944. Ship will launch in December 1941.
D2.5: Landing Ship Vehicle Valdivia undergoing 25% conversion starting July 1940. 1,250 tons added Q4/40 for a total of 3,250/3,250 tons. 0/3,250 tons remaining; completed.
D2: CLD-16 Angamos (Battle-class destroyer leader) laid down July 1st, 1940. 900 tons added Q4/40 for a total of 1800/3,575 tons. 1,775/3,575 tons remaining until completion on July 18th, 1941. Ship launched on December 1st 1940.
S2: CLD-17 Iquique (Battle-class destroyer leader) laid down October 1st, 1940. 900 tons added Q4/40 for a total of 900/3,575 tons. 2,675/3,575 tons remaining until completion on July 18th, 1941. Ship will launch on March 1st 1941.
S1: Idle
D0: Idle

Dockside:
- CV-02 Libertad laid down January 1st, 1938. 0 tons added Q4/40 for a total of 25275/25275 tons. 0/25275 tons remaining. Completed on October 9th, 1940.
- CL-14 Magallanes laid down January 1st, 1940. 1,715 tons added Q4/40 for a total of 6,860/12,000 tons. 5,140/12,000 tons remaining until completion on September 3, 1941. Ship launched August 15, 1940.
- SM-02 Caupolican laid down January 1st, 1940. 45 tons added Q4/40 for total of 2510/2510; 0/2510 tons remaining until completion on December 15th, 1940. Completed.

ASMAR - Astillero de Valparaíso:
S1: Idle
S1: BDM-01 Almirante José Toribio Merino Saavedra laid down July 1st, 1940. 700 tons added Q4/40 for total of 1400/2650; 1250/2650 tons remaining until completion on May 15th, 1940.
D1: 6 Landing Craft Assault (LCA-12) laid down end-to-end. 12.5 tons apiece (total added 75 tons)

Dockside:
- Beach Discharge Lighter Pisco laid down January 1st, 1940. 178 tons added Q4/40 for a total of 1378/1378 tons. 0/1378 tons remaining until completion. Ship completed.
- Landing Ship Tank Rancagua laid down January 1st, 1940. 214 tons added Q4/40 for a total of 1039/1039 tons. 0/1039 tons remaining until completion. Ship completed.

ASENAV/Astillero de Alberto Daiber y Cia - Astillero de Valdivia:
S0: 3 Landing Craft Assault (LCA-12) laid down end-to-end. 12.5 tons apiece (total added 37.5 tons).
S0: 3 Landing Craft Assault (LCA-12) laid down end-to-end. 12.5 tons apiece (total added 37.5 tons).

Dockside:
None

ASMAR - Astillero de Astillero de Magallanes (Punta Arenas):
D0: Vidal Gormaz begins conversion into naval netlayer. 170 tons added Q4/40 for a total of 170/170 tons. 0/170 tons remaining until conversion completion.

Dockside:
None

from factories:
- 3 35-ton Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM-35 type) built at 35 tons apiece (total added 105 tons)
- 4 Landing Craft Assault (LCA-12) built at 12.5 tons apiece (total added 50 tons).

On Trials
Submarine Caupolicán begins acceptance trials.

[SIZE=3]Transactions[/SIZE]
- 500 tons to Argentina for construction of minelayer Covadonga (final payment).
- 1500 tons to Germany for purchase of six old destroyers.

[SIZE=3]Other Notes[/SIZE]
Libertad completes, huzzah!

Technology development and investigatory committees are working on the following projects:
- "Colocolo": Target date of January 1940 was met, but project awaits testbed demonstration and acceptance trials. (Probable test on rebuilt Temerario class destroyer sometime 1940-42.)
- "Zorro": Target date not set. Project is in initial study stages at Sisdef.
- "Coati": Target date of mid-1944 set. Project is in initial study stages at Sisdef.
- "Pudu": Target date not set. Project is in initial study stages at Sisdef.

[SIZE=3]Order of Battle (Armada de Chile) December 31st, 1940[/SIZE]
Note: W(X)+Y(Z) = completed (under repair/refit) + under construction (- scrapping vessel)

Dreadnought Battleships:............2(0)+0
Dreadnought Battlecruisers:........1(0)+1
Coast Defense Ships:.................1(0)+0
Aircraft Carriers:........................3(0)+0
Armoured Cruisers:....................1(0)+0
Heavy Cruiser:...........................2(0)+0
Light Cruisers:...........................8(0)+1
Floatplane Cruisers:...................1(0)+0
Destroyer Leaders:.....................0(0)+2 {3,000 tons std and up}
Destroyers:...............................34(0)+0 {1,200-3,000 tons std}
Destroyer Escorts:.....................24(0)+0
Light Destroyers:.......................10(0)+0 {under 1,200 tons std}
Torpedo Boats:.........................1(0)+0
Submarines:.............................10(0)+0
Floatplane Carriers:...................2(0)+0
Subchasers:.............................24(0)+0
Minesweepers:.........................16(0)+0
Arctic Patrol Vessel:..................2(0)+0

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

Auxiliaries:
Sail Training Sloop:..................2(0)+0
Attack Transports:....................4(0)+0
Transports:..............................2(0)+0
Fleet Tugs:..............................2(0)+0
Light Harbour Tugs:..................4(0)+0
Netlayers:...............................1(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
Beach Discharge Lighter:............1(0)+0
Attack Transports:.....................4(0)+0
Landing Ship Tank:....................1(0)+0
Landing Craft Tank:...................0(0)+0
Landing Craft Mechanized:.........10(0)+0
Landing Craft Assault:................54(0)+0

Emergency Use:
Patrol Boats:............................4(0)+0
Transports:..............................2(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)

[SIZE=3]Summary[/SIZE]
The fleet carrier Libertad is now completed, huzzah! The battlecruiser Dristigheten, nows renamed Capitan Prat, is preparing for a short stay in the dockyard to modernize her dradis and fire-control. The battlecruiser Almirante Blanco Encalada, the light cruiser Magallanes remain under construction, with the latter launched, and the submarine minelayer Caupolican completes and begins trials. The vehicle landing ship Valdivia finishes conversion in Talcahuano.

264 ships (all sizes) afloat, +4 under construction