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Tuesday, January 3rd 2012, 5:00am

Ireland, Q4/1941

[SIZE=3]Industrial Allocation [/SIZE]
- 2/2 factories producing 2,000t materials.
- 795 tons from stockpile.
- 458 tons from transactions.
- 3,253 tons materials total.
- 1,980 tons used.
- 1273 tons stockpiled for Q1/42.

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

[SIZE=3]Naval Construction[/SIZE]
Gallagher, Burke & Sons, Galway:
Type 1 drydock #1 - British salvage tug Nimble laid down July 1, 1941 (paid for through Inter-Commonwealth Loan Program). 890 tons required. 297 tons added Q4/1941 for a total of 594/890, 296/890 tons remaining until completion in Q2/1942. Launched
Type 0 drydock #1 - Idle.

Dockside:
- Submarine Aos Sí (Pooka-class) laid down April 1, 1941. 565 tons required. 65 tons added Q3/1941 for a total of 565/565. Completed.
- British salvage tug Careful laid down January 1, 1941 (paid for through Inter-Commonwealth Loan Program). 890 tons required. 89 tons added Q4/1941 for a total of 890/890. Completed.

Rushbrooke Shipyard (Cobh):
Type 0 slip #1 - Idle.

Dockside:
- Submarine Murúch (Pooka-class) laid down April 1, 1941. 565 tons required. 0 tons added Q4/1941 for a total of 565/565. Completed.

Haulbowline Naval Yard:
1 Type 2 drydock #1 - Frigate Blackwater (Shannon-class frigate) laid down July 1st, 1941. 1100 tons required. 523 tons plus 27 tons reused armament added Q4/41 for a total of 1100/1100. 0/1100 remaining until completion on April 30th, 1942. Launched.
1 Type 1 drydock #1 - Frigate Boyne (Shannon-class frigate) laid down July 1st, 1941. 1100 tons required. 523 tons plus 27 tons reused armament added Q4/41 for a total of 1100/1100. 0/1100 remaining until completion on April 30th, 1942. Launched.

Dockside:
- Export Meath-class tender (modified) laid down for Yugoslavia January 1st, 1941. 1,832 tons required. 458 tons added Q4/1941 for a total of 1832/1832, 0/1832 remaining until completion. Ship completed.

From factories:
Motor Gunboat BGM-14 laid down October 1, 1941, 90 tons added Q4/41. Launched complete October 31st, 1941.

On Trials:
- Submarine Cat Sith running trials until Q1/1942.
- Submarine Tuatha Dé Danann running trials until Q1/1942.
- Destroyer Contae Chill Mhantáin / County Wicklow running trials until Q1/1942.

[SIZE=3]Transactions[/SIZE]
- 458 tons from Yugoslavia for construction of Meath-class fleet tender.

[SIZE=3]Other Notes[/SIZE]
Destroyers County Donegal and County Laois disarmed, guns reused on Blackwater and Boyne

[SIZE=3]Order of Battle (Irish Naval Service) as of December 31st, 1941[/SIZE]
Note: X (Y)+Z = completed/in service (under repair/refit/rebuild) + under construction.
Cruisers:...............................1(0)+0
Destroyers:...........................10(0)+0
Frigates:...............................4(0)+2
Fishery Patrol Sloops:.............2(0)+0
Submarines:.........................8(0)+2
MGB's:.................................14(0)+0
MTB's:.................................16(0)+0
Mine Sweepers:....................0(0)+0
Submarine Chasers:..............8(0)+0
Motor Lifeboat:.....................1(0)+0
Auxiliaries:...........................3(0)0+0
Armed Naval Tugs:...............2(0)+0

[SIZE=3]Summary[/SIZE]
The Haulbowline Dockyard launches the next two antisubmarine frigates, Blackwater and Boyne, both Shannon-class. The destroyers County Donegal and County Laois are disarmed and their guns are reused for these two new ships. The fleet tender under construction for Yugoslavia completes.

Inter-Commonwealth Lending Program
Totals loaned to date:
- To UK: 3264 tons
- To Canada: 67 tons + 1,000 tons non-sim purchases.
- To Australia: 680 tons