The Argentine Navy and the First World War, 1914-1928. Defence and Maritime Interests

Foreword Acknowledgments Contents List of Tables 1 Introduction 2 Men, Means and Resources Naval Bases, Arsenals and Other Facilities Ships Coal and Oil Naval Aviation Personnel Officers’ Education The Naval Centre: The Argentine Navy Officers’ Social Club Naval Rivalry in South America 3 Neutrality, Trade and Navigation Neutrality Under Threat Consequences on Economy, Trade and Navigation 4 The Argentine Navy and the First World War Equipment Problems and Promises of Modernization The First World War Observed by Argentine Naval Officers Transforming Observations into Lessons and Teachings Towards a Definitive Solution? The Naval Modernization Plan of the Radical Civic Union 5 Staying Neutral, but Close to the Allies Analyzing External Influences Close to the Allies Ceremonies, Banquets and Formal Meetings 6 Post-war Lessons The Material Situation of the Navy and the Demands of the Officers Designing Modernization Projects During the Disarmament Era 7 The Modernization of the Argentine Navy President Alvear and the Beginning of Naval Modernization Debate and Approval of Law 11,222 Unattended Issues New Modernization Projects Debate and Approval of Law 11,378 Purchases and Acquisitions 8 Conclusions Appendix Biographies of Argentine Navy Officers Tables and Charts Documents Law No. 6,283 (1908) Law No. 11,222 (1923) Draft Law on Naval Renewal (1925) Analysis of the Composition and Situation of the Fleet and its Needs (1925) River Material Training Ships Auxiliary Ships Sea Transports River Transports Dispatch Boats (or Avisos) Tugboats Buoy tenders Crane Ships Agreement of 18 May. With reference to Law 6,283 (1926) Law No. 11,378 (1926) Executive Power Decree (1927) Bibliography Index