Kingdom of Belgium Q4/1944 Report
A. Industrial Output
5 Factories:
Fixed IP: 1
Flexible IP: 0
Ship Tonnage: 4
B. Transfers and Acquisitions
C. Unit Relocations
D. Navy Programme
Resources Allocated: 4,000 tons
Previous Surplus: 1,849 tons
Unused Scrap: 0 tons
Construction Requirements (See Appendix A): 5,815 tons
Total surplus: 40 tons
Scrap Available: 0 tons
E. Infrastructure Programme
Resources Allocated: 0.2 IP
Previous Surplus: 0 IP
Resources Used: 0.2 IP
Carry-over: 0 IP
Infrastructure Development: 0.1 IP plus 0.1 Dedicated IP to Belgian factory totalling 5.1 IP
F. Summary Order Of Battle at End of Quarter
Note: X (Y) +Z = completed/in service (under repair/refit/rebuild) + under construction.
Heavy Cruisers: 1 (0) 0
Light Cruisers: 4 (1) 0
Destroyers: 18 (2) 0
Sloops: 1 (0) 0
Escorts: 6 (0) 0
Mine Warfare Vessels: 6 (0) 0
Minesweepers: 9 (0) 0
MTB: 48 (0) 0
Riverine Patrol Boats: 24 (0) 0
Training Ships: 1 (0) 0
Destroyer Depot Ships: 2 (0) 0
G. Miscellaneous Works
Construction of coastal batteries at Niuwport, Ostende, Blankenberge, Zeebrugge, Nieuweluis, Antwerp and Breezand
Each location is to have:
Commanding aquatic approaches with 360degree indirect fire, mounted in reinforced concrete:
4 x 9.2in steel turrets, sloped 200mm face, 150mm all round: 4x 103ts
6 x 152mm in steel turrets, sloped 200mm face, 150mm all round: 6 x 45.8ts
Sited on land approaches:
12 x 4.7in steel turrets, sloped 200mm face, 150mm all round: 12 x 30.8ts
Situated for aerial and land defence, mounted in reinforced concrete:
8 x 125mm DP in steel turrets sloped faces, 130mm face, 65mm sides: 8 x 15ts
8 x 90mm DP in steel turrets sloped faces, 130mm face, 65mm sides: 8 x 7.8ts
16 x 37mm in concrete emplacements with 15mm gun shields: 16 x 0.575 = 9.2ts
Total weight: 1,243 tons per location totalling 8,736 tons total, 4,368 tons this quarter for total 8,736 tons, project completed this quarter
APPENDIX A: DETAILED SHIPBUILDING REPORT
Zeebrugge:
S-1a:
S-1b:
D-1a: DD-1 Les Quatre Journées, 50% rebuild (25% cost), totalling 534 tons taking 5.5 months, 267 tons this quarter for 267 tons
Beiliard, Ostend:
S-0a:
S-0b:
D-0a:
Cockerill, Antwerp:
S-3a:
S-1a:
S-0a:
D-3a:
D-2a: CL-1 Wandelaar, 50% rebuild, totalling 1,978.5 tons taking 6.5 months, 913 tons this quarter for 913 tons
D-1a: DD-2 Van Haverbeke, 50% rebuild (25% cost), totalling 534 tons taking 5.5 months, 267 tons this quarter for 267 tons
Small Craft
N/A