South American dreadnought race
A naval arms race among Argentina, Brazil and Chile began in the early twentieth century. A dispute over conflicting Argentine and Chilean claims to Patagonia, the southernmost region in South America, started in the mid-1800s. In 1887, the Chilean government added £3,129,500 to the budget for its fleet, which at the time was centered on two central battery ironclads, Almirante...
