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Friday, February 18th 2005, 12:57am

South American Naval News: June 1926

June 7, 1926

Ambassidor Fox, in Atlantis, has changed negotiations for 8 inch cannon to negotiations for floatplane carriers. This decision coming about after the quartermasters department said they already had way to many different kinds of 8 inch barrels to deal with.

June 9, 1926

Bolivia again has declared that Chile should return the former Bolivian coast to their rightful owner. The Peruvian ambassidor has also stated that the Chileans should return the terrritories Peru and Bolivia lost in the War of the Pacific, nearly 45 years ago. The Chilean government has stated that they will review these requests, but states that the war was over, and that the territories have been fully integrated into Chilean society. If the Bolivians want to protest someone having conquored lands, they should file a complaint with the South African Empire and Nordmark over Argentina and Uruguay.

June 11, 1926

Cruiser Blanco stops in Port Moresby to recoal. They expect to leave for Singapore the following day.

June 14, 1926

The trails of the Destroyer Capitan Simpson and the Light Destroyers Teniente Riquelme and Teniente Videla as ended. All three vessels have now been completely worked up for the Navy. Trouble has been reported for the quintuple torpedo tubes of the Teniente-class and the firing arrangement of the 110mm cannon on the Simpson has been brought up by the ships' crews. The two members of the Teniente-class currently under construction will be complete as their sister ships, but the Simpson-class will be slightly modified to allow for more coverage of the primary weapons.

June 17, 1926

The Chilean Governement again, politely asked the Governments of Japan and South Africa to withdraw at least part of their forces from around Tierra del Fuego. "They have been there long enough. This was our problem to start with, and the situation seems to be resolved," states the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

June 18, 1926

Capitan Herlock returns to the Paracels after patrolling the South China Sea alone since April 19th. The ship's captain grants a holiday until Monday

June 19, 1926

Word of the League of Nation decision concerning the Parcels Islands had disheartened the Chilean people. Word has been sent to Singapore, as the Blanco should arrive by Monday the 21st.

June 21, 1926

Cruiser Blanco arrives in Singapore. She immediately sets out for the Paracels.

June 23, 1926

Cruiser Blanco intercepts Destroyer Capitan Herlock at sea and delivers the League's message to the captain. The two ships form up and travel towards Woody Island.

June 25, 1926

Cruiser Blanco arrives in the Paracels Islands and delivers the League's choice to the captian of the O'Higgins. Disheartened by there efforts on behalf of their people being wasted, the captain orders his men to begin packing up everything. They are going home. Blanco takes on coal from the collier Angamos.

June 27, 1926

The Chilean crews of the Western Pacific Patrol have one final mass on Woody Island.


June 28, 1926

Chilean forces set sail for Singapore. They leave a small Chilean flag on the grave of Mr. Banker, and a small tooled plaque that read: "A population of one for all time" in Spanish.

June 30, 1926

Traveling a high speed, the Chilean Western Pacific Patrol arrives in Singapore later in the evening. They will coal the O'Higgins and Captain Herlock, which will depart tomorrow for Port Moresby, and home. Blanco is scheduled to remain with the collier Angamos until mid-September.