The Serrano class was a series of six destroyers which served with Chilean Navy

Chilean Navy

-Independence Wars of Chile and Peru :The Chilean Navy dates back to 1817. A year before, following the Battle of Chacabuco, General Bernardo O'Higgins prophetically declared "this victory and another hundred shall be of no significance if we do not gain control of the sea".This led to the...

 during World War II

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. Chile ordered the Serrano class from John I. Thornycroft & Company

John I. Thornycroft & Company

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 in the United Kingdom

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to enhance the Chilean Navy's ability to patrol its extensive coastline. The six vessels were completed by 1929, but in the event proved too lightly built for the harsher waters off the southern portion of Chile.

Ships

The Serrano class consisted of six vessels:

Ship	Launched	Decommissioned
	25 January 1928	1967
	8 March 1928	1967
	21 July 1928	1963
	29 November 1928	1957
	16 October 1928	1960
	28 May 1928	1963