Ireland Q3/1939

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Tuesday, June 15th 2010, 5:40pm

[SIZE=3]Industrial Allocation [/SIZE]
- 2/2 factories producing 2,000t materials, 0 tons from stockpile, 1,300 tons from transactions; 3,300 tons total. 3,300 tons used, 0 tons stockpiled for Q4/39.

[SIZE=3]Infrastructure Development[/SIZE]
N/A

[SIZE=3]Naval Construction[/SIZE]
at Galway:
1 Type 1 drydock - Idle
1 Type 0 drydock - Idle

at Rushbrooke (Cobh):
1 Type 0 slip - Idle

at Haulbowline:
1 Type 2 drydock - Meath-class tender (export design) laid down July 1st, 1939, 1,300 tons added Q3/39. Ship building for Latvian Navy.
1 Type 1 drydock - Motor Gunboat BGM-5 laid down July 1, 1939, 90 tons added Q3/39. Launched complete July 31st, 1939.

Dockside:
Submarine Bradan Feasa laid down April 1, 1939, launched June 22nd, 1939, completed August 12th, 1939. Begins trials.

From factories:
None

On Trials:
- Leinster running trials from February 24th to August 24th, 1939.
- Bradan Feasa running trials from August 13th to November 13th, 1939.

[SIZE=3]Transactions[/SIZE]
- 1,910 tons to the United States. 503 tons remaining.
- 1,300 tons from Latvia for construction of Meath-class tender (export design).

[SIZE=3]Other Notes[/SIZE]
Final plans let for Pooka-class vessels. Two vessels ordered for construction start in October 1939.

[SIZE=3]Order of Battle (Irish Naval Service) as of September 30th, 1939[/SIZE]
Note: X (Y)+Z = completed/in service (under repair/refit/rebuild) + under construction.
Cruisers:...............................0(0)0
Destroyers:...........................8(0)0
Frigates:...............................9(0)0
Submarines:.........................4(0)0
MGB's:.................................5(0)0
MTB's:.................................16(0)0
Mine Sweepers:....................8(0)0
Submarine Chasers:..............8(0)0
Motor Lifeboat:.....................1(0)0
Auxiliaries:...........................2(0)0+1 (export)
Armed Naval Tugs:...............2(0)0

[SIZE=3]Summary[/SIZE]
The new training submarine Bradan Feasa is completed and begins trials. Another "Dog" motor gunboat is procured. Payments continue to the US for the cruiser Salt Lake City.