Almirante Latorre, named after Juan José Latorre, was a super-dreadnought battleship built for the Chilean Navy ("Armada de Chile"). It was the first of a planned two-ship class that would respond to earlier warship purchases by other South American countries. Construction began at Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne soon after the ship was ordered in November 1911, and was approaching completion when it was bought by the United Kingdom's Royal Navy for use in the First World War. Commissioned in September 1915, it served in the Grand Fleet as HMS "Canada" for the duration of the war and saw action during the Battle of Jutland.