Chilean Navy ship purchases and orders, 1887–1902 Year Ships Builder 1887 1 pre-dreadnought battleship 2 protected cruisers 2 torpedo boats La Seyne La Seyne ? 1891 Chilean Civil War 1892 1 protected cruiser Elswick, Tyne and Wear 1895 1 protected cruiser 1 armored cruiser Armstrong 1896 1 armoured cruiser 6 torpedo boats Armstrong ? 1901 2 pre-dreadnought battleships 1 protected cruiser Armstrong Armstrong 1902 arms control treaty with Argentina