An item reported that the Chilean parliament was a law proposal presented with a budget of 74 million crones needed for building 1-20.000 tons battleship, 4 destroyers and 2 submarines.(1)
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1. The Almirante Latorre was laid down by Armstrong Whitworth, Elswick, United Kingdom on 27 November 1911, launched on 27 November 1913, acquired on 9 September 1914 by United Kingdom, commissioned on 15 October 1915 in the British Royal Navy as HMS Canada, decommissioned in March 1919, resold to Chile in April 1920, commissioned on 1 August 1920, refitted in 1929-1931, decommissioned in October 1958 and broken up in Japan in 1959. Displacement 25.401 (standard)-32.514 (full load) tons and as main armament 10-35,6cm/14” /45 cal breech loading guns.
