After the crisis subsided, financial problems forced Chile to put the ship up for sale in early 1903; concerned that Russia might buy them, the United Kingdom stepped in and purchased the still-incomplete ships from Chile on 3 December 1903 for £2,432,000.
ˈæftɚ ðə kɹˈaɪsɪs sʌbsˈaɪdᵻd, faɪnˈænʃəl pɹˈɑːbləmz fˈoːɹst tʃˈɪli tə pˌʊt ðə ʃˈɪp ˌʌp fɔːɹ sˈeɪl ɪn ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θɹˈiː; kənsˈɜːnd ðæt ɹˈʌʃə mˌaɪt bˈaɪ ðˌɛm, ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd kˈɪŋdəm stˈɛpt ɪn ænd pˈɜːtʃɪst ðə stˈɪlɪŋkəmplˈiːt ʃˈɪps fɹʌm tʃˈɪli ˌɔn θɹˈiː dᵻsˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θɹˈiː fɔːɹ pˈaʊnd tˈuː,fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi tˈuː,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ.