An item referred to the magazine le Yacht dated 11 April which reported that according to rumours Italy and England were negotiating about the selling of two battleships built in England for a South American power. The reporter thought that this must be the Chilean ships (1) built at the shipyard of Vickers&Armstrong to be armed like the British Iron Duke-class with 10-35,6cm guns. He wondered which danger threatened Italy pursuing to buy 35,6cm gun ships while she already possessed ships armed with 30,5 and 38cm guns.
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1. The Almirante Latorre which was bought England, renamed HMS Canada and in 1920 transferred to Chile and the Almirante Cochrane which was purchased by England in 1918 becoming the aircraft carrier HMS Eagle and finally torpedoed and sunk on 11 August 1942.
