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Tuesday, 29 October 2024

The nineteenth century South American naval arms race (Part 2): Chile vs Argentina (1883 to 1901)

Between 1883 and 1901 the Chileans and Argentinians ordered the following ships to add to their navies:

Chile

  • Capitán Prat (Ironclad Battleship) (1887 to 1942)
  • Presidente Errázuriz (Protected Cruiser) (1887 to ?)
  • Presidente Pinto (Protected Cruiser) (1887 to 1905)
  • Blanco Encalada (Protected Cruiser) (1892 to 1945)
  • Esmeralda (Armoured Cruiser) (1895 to 1930)
  • Ministro Zenteno (Protected Cruiser) (1895 to 1930)
  • O’Higgins (Armoured Cruiser) (1896 to 1946)
  • Chacabuco (Protected Cruiser) (1898 to 1959)
  • Constitución (Pre-dreadnought Battleship): Ordered in 1901 and purchased by the Royal Navy in 1903 and commissioned as HMS Swiftsure. (1901 to 1920)
  • Libertad (Pre-dreadnought Battleship): Ordered in 1901 and purchased by the Royal Navy in 1903 and commissioned as HMS Triumph. Sunk by U-21 during the Dardanelles Campaign. (1901 to 1915)

Capitán Prat

Presidente Errázuriz

Presidente Pinto

Blanco Encalada

Esmeralda

Ministro Zenteno

O’Higgins

Chacabuco

Constitución/HMS Swiftsure

Libertad/HMS Triumph

Argentina

  • Libertad (Coastal Defence Battleship) (1889 to 1968)
  • Independencia (Coastal Defence Battleship) (1889 to 1968)
  • Veinticinco de Mayo (Protected Cruiser) (1890 to 1921)
  • Nueve de Julio (Protected Cruiser) (1891 to 1930)
  • Buenos Aires (Protected Cruiser) (1894 to 1935)
  • Garibaldi (Armoured Cruiser) (1895 to 1936)
  • San Martin (Armoured Cruiser) (1896 to 1947)
  • Pueyrredón (Armoured Cruiser) (1897 to 1957)
  • General Belgrano (Armoured Cruiser) (1898 to 1953)
  • Rivadavia (Armoured Cruiser): Ordered in 1901 and sold in 1902 to Japan. Renamed Kasuga. Sunk as a result of an air attack by US Navy aircraft in 1945. (1901 to 1945)
  • Mariano Moreno (Armoured Cruiser): Ordered in 1901 and sold to Japan in 1902. Renamed Nisshin. Used as a target ship from 1935 onwards. Sunk in 1936, raised and sunk again in 1942. (1901 to 1942)

Libertad

Independencia

Veinticinco de Mayo

Nueve de Julio

Buenos Aires

Garibaldi

San Martin

Pueyrredón

General Belgrano

Rivadavia/Kasuga

Mariano Moreno/Nisshin

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2 comments:

  1. Archduke PiccoloTuesday, October 29, 2024 8:51:00 pm

    Some very nice ships there, Bob. I'm rather taken with those photos of the Argentine armoured cruisers, with their centrally placed fighting tops. I reckon the Chilean 'Esmerelda' ('Granny Weatherwax'), given the 'cartoon' treatment, would make a fine design as well...
    Cheers,
    Ion

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    1. Robert (Bob) CorderyTuesday, October 29, 2024 9:06:00 pm

      Archduke Piccolo (Ion),

      I rather like the coastal defence battleships … which were also termed river battleships.

      I love the idea that you’ll name an armoured cruiser Granny Weatherwax; might some of the other ships bear names from the other Discworld characters? Commander Vimes or Detritus for example?

      All the best,

      Bob

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