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