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Chilean Naval Construction
1927 First Quarter Report
January 1 - March 31, 1926

A. Factories

7/7 factories = 7,000t of material + 0t stockpiled + = 7,000t available (94 tons from scrap for Q3/1927 + 94 tons from scrap for Q4/1927)
2,495t are used, and 4,505t 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 (1,250 tons delivered) 16,632 needed, will require 769 days to complete (finishes late during Q1/192 - 10,167 tons remaining to complete.
S2: idle
S1: idle
D3: idle
D2: idle
D2: idle
D0: Scrapping of old destroyer Capitan Munoz Gamero (47 tons of material recovered for use in Q4/1927)


at Valparaiso:
S1: idle
S1: idle
D1: Reconstruction of light cruiser Guardia Marina Hyatt to a floatplane cruiser (1,245 tons delivered) 3,366 tons originally needed, will require 371 days to complete (finishes during Q1/192 -2,121 tons remaining to complete.

at Mejillones:
S0: Launched DL-4 Teniente Serrano (0 tons delivered) - 669 tons originally needed, will require 291 days to complete (finishes during Q1/1927) - completed.
S0: Launched DL-3 Teniente Aldea (0 tons delivered) - 669 tons originally needed, will require 291 days to complete (finishes during Q1/1927) - completed.
D0: Scrapping of old destroyer Capitan Orella (47 tons recovered for use in Q4/1927)

Commericial shipyards:
idle

D. Transactions

Deal made to purchase a pair of floatplane carriers and 12 subchasers from Atlantis. Delivery of items:
SC 1-6 = delivered
AV-3 = Q2/1927
SC 7-12 = Q3/1927
675 tons of material transfered to Atlantis for third of four payments.

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" 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 first playment on first cruiser (1 of 6 + 500 tons) - to be delivered in Q3/1928.

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, (1 of - Ship to be delivered early in Q1/1929.

E. Other Notes

CL-4 Marina Guardia Hyatt under reconstruction into a floatplane cruiser.

PC-5/CL-5 Maunga Terevaka enters service.

Collier Araucano completed and working up.

Light Destroyers DL-3 Teniente Aldea and DL-4 Teniente Serrano launched and begin working up.

Old Destroyers Capitan Orella and Capitan Munoz Gamero (311 tons each) scrapped.

F. Updated Order of Battle, March 31, 1927

Note: 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--------------2(0)+1
Light Cruisers--------------------3(0)+0(1)
Protected Cruisers--------------4(0)+0
Floatplane Cruisers-------------0(1)+0
Destroyers------------------------8(0)+0 {1,200 tons std and up}
Destroyers (old)-----------------3(0)+0 {under 1,200 tons std: old}
Light Destroyers-----------------4(0)+0 {under 1,200 tons std: new}
Submarines-----------------------6(0)+0
Floatplane Carriers--------------1(0)+0
Subchasers------------------------6(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