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Indian Naval Developments - Q4/1929

A. Industrial Allocation

10 of 11 factories producing warship material for 10,000 tons, plus a stockpile of 1,598 t, 375 t of scrap, and 2,472 t from Turkey totals = 14,445 t. 10,745 t are used, leaving a stockpile of 3,700 t.

1 of 11 factories are dedicated to infrastructure material production, and produces 0.1 pts, plus 0.1 bonus points.

0.5 pts are received from the SAE, and 0.2 pts are received from the Philippines.

B. Infrastructure Development

The Type 1 port at Diego Garcia in the Chagos Archipelago receives 0.9 pts, for a total of 1.8 pts.

C. Naval Construction

At Mumbai

S3: BB Shah Jahan receives 2205 t.
S2: AT Midshipman Bal Verma laid down 1/10/29, receives 513 t.
S0: SL Phaltan laid down 1/10/29, receives 306 t, launched 31/11/29.
D3: Idle
Free-floating: AT Petty Officer Shveta Ramalingam receives 513 t.
Free-floating: SL Rabkavi receives 151 t, completed 15/11/29.
Free-floating: CL Kalyan begins refit 15/12/29, receives 142 t.

At Male

D1: Idle

At Trincomalee

S1: Idle
S0: SS I-18 laid down, receives 300 t, launched 28/11/29.
D2: Idle
Free-floating: SS I-17 receives 151, completed 15/11/29.
Free-floating: AM Maha refitted, receives 168 t, completed 15/12/29.

At Chennai

S3: Turkish BB Osmanieh receives 2,249 t.
S2: Idle
S1: Idle
D2: PD Ashoka begins restoration to memorial
D1: Idle
Free-floating: CA Varanasi receives 1,601 t, completed 31/12/29.
Free-floating: CVS Gaudhi Sagar receives 1,098 t.

Commercial yards: Three ASW launches built, totalling 579 t.

At Sittwe

S1: SP Kula Kangri laid down 1/10/29, receives 327 t.
S0: Three 40 t MTB built using 120 t.
D0: Idle
Free-floating: SP Nanda Devi receives 327 t.

D. Transactions

PD Ashoka transferred to the Indian Naval Heritage Centre. Will be transformed into a memorial ship, as defined by the Treaty of Cleito, by volunteers over the next twelve months.

Collier Cauvery sold to the Philippines for reconstruction into repair ship similar to Otta.

E. Other Notes

SS I-15, AT Yadav complete shakedown cruise

CA Vadodara, SS I-16, AT Karthikeyan, 3 ASW launches, 3 MTB continue shakedown cruises.

CA Varanasi, SS I-17, SL Rabkavi, 3 ASL, 3 MTB commence shakedown cruises

New units laid down this quarter: 1 AT, 2 SL , 1 SS, 3 ASL, 3 MTB

F. Updated Order of Battle, 31/12/29

Note: Y)+Z = completed (under repair/refit) + under construction

Battleships: 3(0)+1
Aircraft Carriers: 1(0)+0
Heavy Cruisers: 5(0)+0
Light Cruisers: 13(1)+0
Destroyers: 30(0)+0
Submarines: 16(0)+1

Torpedo Boats: 1(0)+0
Motor Torpedo Boats: 58+0
Sloops: 15(0)+3
ASW Launches: 46(0)+0
Minelayers: 4(0)+0
Minesweepers: 22(0)+0
Monitors: 1(0))+0

Seaplane Carriers: 1(0)+1
Colliers: 0(0)+0
Oilers: 3(0)+0
Tenders: 6(0)+2
Repair Ships: 1(0)+0