Chilean Naval Construction
1927 Third Quarter Report
July 1 - September 30, 1927
*Early Bird Special*
A. Factories
7/7 factories = 7,000t of material + 0t stockpiled + 94 tons from scrap for Q3/1927 = 7,094t available (+ 94 tons from scrap for Q4/1927 + 94 tons from scrap for Q1/1928 + 680 tons from scrap for Q2/192
3,264t are used, and 3,830t transferred, leaving a stockpile of 0t.
0/7 factories (committed) = 0.0 infrastructure pts
0/7 factories (flexible) = 0.0 pts = 0.0 pts available
B. Infrastructure Development
None
C. Naval Development and Construction
at Talcahuano:
S3: Construction continues on Armoured Cruiser Capitan Tylor (1,000 tons delivered) 16,632 needed, will require 769 days to complete (finishes late during Q1/192
- 8,167 tons remaining to complete.
S2: Construction continues on the new "Light" Cruiser Picunches (643 tons delivered) 9,747 tons needed, will require 563 days to complete (finishes during Q1/1929) - 8,609 tons remaining to complete.
S1: idle
D3: idle
D2: Scrapping of Protected Cruiser Blanco begins this quarter (3,228 ton original) 123 days to scrap. 484 tons of material will be recycled...360 tons recovered for Q2/1928 (124 tons left to recover)
D2: Scrapping of Armored Cruiser Esmeralda begins this quarter (5,303 tons originally) 144 days to scrap. 795 tons of material will be recycled...320 tons recovered for Q2/1928 (475 tons left to recover)
D0: idle
at Valparaiso:
S1: Laid down new light destroyer Guardia Marina Contrerra (400 tons delivered) 850 tons needed, will require 296 days to complete (finishes during Q2/192
- 450 tons remaining to complete.
S1: idle
D1: Reconstruction of light cruiser Guardia Marina Hyatt to a floatplane cruiser (1,121 tons delivered) 3,366 tons originally needed, will require 371 days to complete (finishes during Q1/192
- 0 tons remaining to complete.
at Mejillones:
S0: idle
S0: idle
D0: idle
Commericial shipyards:
idle
D. Transactions
Deal made to purchase a pair of floatplane carriers and 12 subchasers from Atlantis. Delivery of items:
SC 7-12 = delivered
Second deal with Atlantis for a trio of "light cruisers" with the potential for a pair of "heavy cruisers" based on the same hull. 1,830 tons of material transfered to Atlantis for the laying down of "light cruiser" (CL-6). Second "light cruiser" (CL-7) will be built locally. Third will be built in Atlantis. Should the "heavy cruisers" come about, the first will be built in Atlantis, the second in Chile.
1,830 tons of material transfered to Altantis for third playment on first cruiser (4 of 6 + 500 tons in Q2/192
- to be delivered in Q2/1928.
Construction of American built Coastal Defense Battleship to begin in Q1/1927 at 2,000 tons per quarter until Q4/1928. Vessel currently called Almirante Gideon.
2,000 tons of material transfered to the United States, (3 of
- Ship to be delivered early in Q1/1929.
E. Other Notes
Protected Cruiser Blanco has been decommissioned and is in the process of being scrapped.
Armored Cruiser Esmeralda has been decommissioned and is in the process of being scrapped.
CL-4 Marina Guardia Hyatt under reconstruction into a floatplane cruiser.
Collier Araucano fully joins fleet.
New Light Destroyer DL-5 Guardia Marina Contrerra laid down.
Light Destroyers DL-3 Teniente Aldea and DL-4 Teniente Serrano fully join fleet after shake down period.
Old Destroyer Capitan Thompson has be regulated to training duty. She will likely be either broken up or used as a target within the next two years.
F. Updated Order of Battle, September 30, 1927
Note: W(X)+Y(Z) = completed (under repair/refit) + under construction (...by a foreign power)
Dreadnought Battleships------2(0)+0
Predreadnoughts----------------2(0)+0
Coast Defense Ships-----------1(0)+0(1)
Armoured Cruisers--------------1(0)+1
Light Cruisers--------------------3(0)+1(1)
Protected Cruisers--------------3(0)+0
Floatplane Cruisers-------------0(1)+0
Destroyers------------------------8(0)+0 {1,200 tons std and up}
Destroyers (training)-----------------1(0)+0 {under 1,200 tons std: old}
Light Destroyers-----------------4(0)+1 {under 1,200 tons std: new}
Submarines-----------------------6(0)+0
Floatplane Carriers--------------2(0)+0
Subchasers------------------------12(0)+0
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