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THE REPUBLIC OF ARGENTINA: Q4/1947 REPORT

A. Industrial Output

7 Factories:
Fixed IP: 0
Flexible IP: 0
Ship Tonnage: 7,000 tons

B. Transfers and Acquisitions

1,000 tons from Paraguay
2,004 tons to Japan, second payment for S Class submarines Spiro, San Rafael, Santa Rosa and Sante Fe

C. Unit Relocations

ARA Murature and Rioja commission and join 1st Destroyer Squadron at Viedma on 28 December
RSS-1 and RSS-2 delivered from Japan, commissioned as ARA Salta and ARA Santiago del Estero and join Submarine Squadron at Bahia Blanca on 14 November
ARA Mocovi and ARA Moloyan commission and join Minesweeper Squadron at Bahia Blanca on 24 November
ARA P-15 and P-16 commission and join 3rd Patrol Squadron at Puerto Santa Cruz on 11 December
ARA Murature and Rioja (old) decommission on 2 December, assigned reserve pennants RTS-380 and RTS-381, laid up awaiting disposal
ARA Salta and Santiago del Estero (old) decommission on 1 October, assigned reserve pennants RTS-390 and RTS-391, laid up awaiting disposal
ARA Colorado decommissioned on 9 December
ARA G-15 and G-16 decommissioned on 4 December

D. Navy Programme

Resources Allocated: 7,000 tons
Previous Surplus: 2,496.5 tons
Unused Scrap: 0 tons
Construction Requirements (See Appendix A): 6,079 tons
Total surplus: 2,413.5 tons
Scrap Available: 0 tons

E. Infrastructure Programme

Resources Allocated: 0 IP
Previous Surplus: 0 IP
Resources Used: 0 IP
Carry-over: 0 IP

F. Summary Order Of Battle at End of Quarter

Note: X (Y) +Z = completed/in service (under repair/refit/rebuild) + under construction.

Battleships: 1 + 0
Battlecruisers: 3 (1) + 0
Aircraft Carriers: 3 + 0
Heavy Cruisers: 1 + 0
Light Cruisers: 13 + 0
Cruiser/ Minelayer: 1 + 0
Destroyer Leaders 1 + 0
Destroyers: 45 + 5
Submarines: 8 + 0
Torpedo Boats: 7 + 0
Escort Ships: 8 + 0
Minesweepers: 6 + 0
Motor Minesweepers: 28 + 0
Yacht/ Sloop: 1 + 0
Patrol Gunboats: 18 + 0
Large River Gunboats: 7 + 0
Small River Gunboats: 10 + 0
MTBs: 43 + 0
Landing Craft: 12 + 0
Training Ships: 4 + 0
Dispatch Vessels: 0 + 0
Patrol Icebreaker: 1 + 0
Oilers: 6 + 0
Water Tankers: 1 + 0
Transports: 5 + 1
Repair Ships: 1 + 0
Destroyer Tenders: 2 + 0
Submarine Tenders: 1 + 0
River Craft Tender: 1 + 0
Survey Ships: 4 + 0
Tugboats: 17 + 0
Crane Ships: 1 + 0

Prefectura Naval Argentina
Patrol Ships: 4 + 0
Fast Patrol Vessels: 1 + 0
River Patrol Vessels: 3 + 0

G. Miscellaneous Works


DETAILED SHIPBUILDING REPORT

AFNE Bahia Blanca:

S-3a:

S-1a:
Jujuy Project 455 Destroyer
Laid Down: 1 July 1947
Launched: 15 January 1948
569 tons this quarter for 1,138 tons
Completion due 1 June 1948

S-1b:
Hercules Project 455 Destroyer
Laid Down: 1 July 1947
Launched: 15 January 1948
569 tons this quarter for 1,138 tons
Completion due 1 June 1948

S-1c:

S-1d:

S-0a:
Mocovi Project 621 Class Minesweeper
Laid Down: 1 July 1947
Launched: 1 September 1947
110 tons this quarter for 476 tons
Completed due 15 October 1947

S-0b:
Morloyan Project 621 Class Minesweeper
Laid Down: 1 July 1947
Launched: 1 September 1947
110 tons this quarter for 476 tons
Completed due 15 October 1947

D-3a:
RTS-474 (ex- Presidente Aguinaldo) 50% rebuild, total cost 12,590.5 tons taking 17.5 months, 2,098 tons this quarter for 8,392 tons

Astillero Nav. Puerto Belgrano:

S-2a:
Heroina Project 455 Destroyer
Laid Down: 1 July 1947
Launched: 15 January 1948
569 tons this quarter for 1,138 tons
Completion due 1 June 1948

S-1a:
Murature Project 455 Destroyer
Laid Down: 1 January 1947
Launched: 15 June 1947
378 tons this quarter for 2,085 tons
Completed 1 December 1947

D-1a

D-1b:

Tandanor Comodoro Rividavia:

S-1a:
Rioja Project 455 Destroyer
Laid Down: 1 January 1947
Launched: 15 June 1947
378 tons this quarter for 2,085 tons
Completed 1 December 1947

S-0a:

D-2a:
Vicente Fidel Lopez Project 717 Troop Transport
Laid Down: 1 July 1947
Launched: 15 November 1947
948 tons this quarter for 1,896 tons
Completion due 1 August 1948

D-1a:

D-1b:

AFNE Paraguay at Encarnation:

S-0a:

D-0a:

Light Craft:
Two Project 618A Class Patrol Boats, 175 tons each, totalling 350 tons