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Chilean Naval Construction
1929 First Quarter Report
January 1 - March 31, 1928


A. Factories

7/7 factories = 7,000t of material
3,125t are used, and 3,875t 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: idle
S2: Construction continues on the new "Light" Cruiser Picunches (1,740 tons delivered) 9,747 tons needed, will require 563 days to complete (finishes during Q1/1929) - 3,014 tons remaining to complete.
S1: idle
D3: idle
D2: Repairs/Refit on Armored Cruiser General O'Higgins (1,970 tons needed for repair) 1,385 tons delivered. - 0 tons and 146 days needed to complete. Repairs completed.
D2: idle
D0: idle

at Valparaiso:
S1: idle
S1: idle
D1: idle

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

Commericial shipyards:
idle


D. Transactions

Construction of American built Coastal Defense Battleship finished and delivered.

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First of three "light" cruisers built in Atlantis with a second currently under construction in Chile, the third is under construction in Atlantis is being converted into an aircraft carrier.

First of two "heavy" cruisers to be built in Atlantis with the second to be built in Chile.
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1,830 tons of material transfered to Atlantis for payment on first "heavy" cruiser (4 of 5 + 1,695 tons for the final payment) - to be delivered in Q1/1930.

2,045 tons of material transfered to Atlantis for the first payment on the third cruiser/converting to carrier (1 of 6) - to be deliverd in Q3/1930.



E. Other Notes

Coastal Defense Battleship Almirante Gideon completed and on trails.

Armored Crusier Capitan Tylor is running trials.

Armored Cruiser O'Higgins repaired and will return from its three months of trails in June.

Light Destroyer Guardia Marina Contrerra (DL-5) enters service.

Construction on "Light" Cruiser Picunches (CL-7) continues.

Old Destroyer Capitan Thompson has be regulated to training duty. She will likely be either broken up or used as a target within the this years.

Coastal Defense Battleship Capitan Prat will be scrapped starting in July of 1929.

Work continues on the "15 inch/51 caliber" cannon project.


F. Updated Order of Battle, March 31, 1929

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-----------2(0)+0
Aircraft Carrier-------------------0(0)+0(1)
Armoured Cruisers--------------2(0)+0
Heavy Cruiser--------------------0(0)+0(1)
Light Cruisers--------------------4(0)+1
Protected Cruisers--------------3(0)+0
Floatplane Cruisers-------------1(0)+0
Destroyers------------------------8(0)+0 {1,200 tons std and up}
Destroyers (training)-----------------1(0)+0 {under 1,200 tons std: old}
Light Destroyers-----------------5(0)+0 {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