The Archive · 1928

Chilean Destroyers British Built

London, Nov. 30, The Aldea, the Inst of the six destroyers ordered by the Chilean from Messrs. Thorny croft, the well-known ship-builders, launched in Southamptos Water toulay. subsequent Merino, of the Chilean whose wife named the vessel, paid a tribute to the ich British' workmanship amplified in the manner in which the contract had been carried out.

The first of the six destroyers, named Serrano, is now almost ly to proceed to Chile, and her officers and crew were present itt toulay's Inunching. A telegram of ood wishes was received from the officers and crew of another of the newly-built destroyers, the Riqueline, now undergoing trials on the Wireless through

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