Indian Naval Developments - Q1/1927
Tis a quiet quarter my way...
A. Industrial Allocation
9 of 11 factories producing warship material for 9,000 tons, plus a stockpile of 26 t and 176 t of scrap for 9,202 t. 9,035 t are used, leaving a stockpile of 167 t.
2 of 11 factories are dedicated to infrastructure material production, and produce 0.2 pts.
B. Infrastructure Development
A Type 1 Drydock is started at Male, and receives 0.2 pts.
C. Naval Construction
At Mumbai
S3: Idle
S2: Idle
S0: Idle
D3: Begins scrapping AC Mahaweli
Free-floating: BB Jahangir receives 2,197 t
Free-floating: CL Agra receives 1313 t
At Columbo
S1: DD G-150 receives 387 t, launched 15/2/27
S0: Idle
D2: Begins scrapping BB Dara Shikoh
Free-floating: DD G-148 receives 192 t, completed 15/2/27
At Sittwe
S1: Idle
S0: SS I-9 laid down 1/1/27, receives 300 t, launched 28/2/27
D0: Idle
Free-floating: AL L-1 receives 61 t, completed 31/1/27
Free-floating: AL L-2 receives 183 t
At Chennai
S3: Idle
S2: CL Dhaka receives 1313 t, launched 31/3/27
S1: Idle
D2: CL Pondicherry continues rebuilding 1/10/26, receives 855 t
D1: Scraps T-1, T-3
Free-floating: DD G-149 receives 387 t
Free-floating: CV Urumi receives 1727 t
Commercial yards at Chennai build three 40 t MTB
D. Transactions
BB Dara Shikoh begins scrapping; main and secondary guns landed for re-use.
AC Mahaweli, TB T-1 and T-3 begin scrapping
E. Other Notes
BB Akbar, DD G-147, SS I-8 continue shakedown cruises
DD G-148, AL L-1 commence shakedown cruises
New units laid down this quarter: 1 SS, 3 MTB
F. Updated Order of Battle, 31/3/27
Note:
Y)+Z = completed (under repair/refit) + under construction
Battleships: 2(0)+1
Aircraft Carriers: 1(0)+1
Heavy Cruisers: 3(0)+0
Light Cruisers: 10(1)+2
Destroyers: 35(0)+2
Torpedo Boats: 7(0)+0
Submarines: 7(0)+1
Motor Torpedo Boats: 40+3
Sloops: 8(0)+0
ASW Launches: 10(0)+0
Minelayers: 1(0)+1
Minesweepers: 20(0)+0
Monitors: 1(0)+0
Seaplane Tenders: 1(0)+0
Colliers: 1(0)+0
Oilers: 3(0)+0
Destroyer Tenders: 2(0)+0