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The [[Almirante Latorre-class battleship|'''''Almirante Latorre'' class''']] consisted of two [[super-dreadnought]] [[battleship]]s designed by the British company [[Armstrong Whitworth]] for the [[Chilean Navy]], honoring the Admirals (''Almirante''s) [[Juan José Latorre]] and [[Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald|Thomas Cochrane]]. [[Keel laying|Construction began]] on 27 November 1911. Both were purchased and renamed by the [[Royal Navy]] prior to completion for use in the [[World War I|First World War]]. |
The [[Almirante Latorre-class battleship|'''''Almirante Latorre'' class''']] consisted of two [[super-dreadnought]] [[battleship]]s designed by the British company [[Armstrong Whitworth]] for the [[Chilean Navy]], honoring the Admirals (''Almirante''s) [[Juan José Latorre]] and [[Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald|Thomas Cochrane]]. [[Keel laying|Construction began]] on 27 November 1911. Both were purchased and renamed by the [[Royal Navy]] prior to completion for use in the [[World War I|First World War]]. ''[[Chilean battleship Almirante Latorre|Almirante Latorre]] (pictured)'' was commissioned into British service as HMS ''Canada'' in October 1915 and spent her wartime service with the [[Grand Fleet]], seeing action in the [[Battle of Jutland]]. She was sold back to Chile in 1920, reassuming her former name. The crew of the battleship instigated a [[Chilean naval mutiny of 1931|naval mutiny in 1931]]. After a major refit in 1937, she patrolled Chile's coast during the [[World War II|Second World War]]. ''[[HMS Eagle (1918)|Almirante Cochran]]'' was converted to an [[aircraft carrier]] and finally commissioned into the Royal Navy as HMS ''Eagle'' in 1924. She served in the [[Mediterranean Fleet]] and on the [[China Station]] in the inter-war period and operated in the Atlantic and Mediterranean during the Second World War before being sunk in August 1942 during [[Operation Pedestal]]. {{TFAFULL|Almirante Latorre-class battleship}} |
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Revision as of 18:40, 26 November 2015
The Almirante Latorre class consisted of two super-dreadnought battleships designed by the British company Armstrong Whitworth for the Chilean Navy, honoring the Admirals (Almirantes) Juan José Latorre and Thomas Cochrane. Construction began on 27 November 1911. Both were purchased and renamed by the Royal Navy prior to completion for use in the First World War. Almirante Latorre (pictured) was commissioned into British service as HMS Canada in October 1915 and spent her wartime service with the Grand Fleet, seeing action in the Battle of Jutland. She was sold back to Chile in 1920, reassuming her former name. The crew of the battleship instigated a naval mutiny in 1931. After a major refit in 1937, she patrolled Chile's coast during the Second World War. Almirante Cochran was converted to an aircraft carrier and finally commissioned into the Royal Navy as HMS Eagle in 1924. She served in the Mediterranean Fleet and on the China Station in the inter-war period and operated in the Atlantic and Mediterranean during the Second World War before being sunk in August 1942 during Operation Pedestal. (Full article...)
Part of the South American dreadnought race featured topic.