German Naval Developments - Q4/37
A. Industrial Allocation
Factory Allocation:
Warship Material: 27
Infrastructure (Committed): 4
Infrastructure (Non-committed): 0
Warship Material Produced: 27000 tons
Stockpile: 2725 tons
Recycled Scrap: 3446 tons
Export Orders: 4380 tons
Material Used on Construction: 26335 tons
New Stockpile: 11216 tons
B. Infrastructure Development
None
C. Naval Construction
At Wilhelmshaven
1 Type 2 drydock: Idle
1 Type 1 slip: SS
U-101 lreceives 350 tons, launched
1 Type 0 slip: Idle
1 Type 0 slip: Idle
1 Type 0 drydock:
Free-floating:
SS
U-43 receives 9 tons, completed, begins trials
SS
U-44 receives 9 tons, completed, begins trials
SS
U-100 receives 117 tons, completed, begins trials
MH
R-29 receives 54 tons, completed, begins trials
At Bremerhaven
1 Type 3 slip: Idle
1 Type 3 drydock: Idle
1 Type 1 slip: SL
F-8 receives 329 tons, launched
1 Type 0 slip: Idle
Free-floating:
SL
F-7 receives 110 tons, completed, begins trials
SL
F-6 receives 54 tons, completed, begins trials
At Cuxhaven
1 Type 4 slip: Battleship
Ersatz N receives 2626 tons, christened Ostmark, launched
1 Type 4 drydock: Battleship
Ersatz O receives 2626 tons
1 Type 2 slip: Idle
1 Type 2 drydock: Idle
1 Type 1 slip: Idle
1 Type 0 slip: Idle
Free-floating:
Battleship
Hindenburg receives 2443 tons
MH
R-30 receives 54 tons, completed, begins trials
At Kiel
1 Type 4 slip: Argentine BC
Viencente de Mayo receives 2386 tons
1 Type 4 drydock: Battleship
Ersatz P receives 2626 tons
1 Type 2 slip: Idle
1 Type 2 drydock: Idle
1 Type 1 slip: DD
T-14 receives 325 tons, launched
1 Type 1 drydock: Refit SL
VP-4 receives 266 tons, completed, begins trials
1 Type 0 slip: Idle
1 Type 0 slip: PB
VP-22 laid down, receives 192 tons, launched
1 Type 0 drydock: Idle
Free-floating:
Battleship
Mackensen receives 2443 tons
Battleship
Sachsen receives 2626 tons
SS
U-45 receives 9 tons, completed, begins trials
SS
U-46 receives 9 tons, completed, begins trials
PB
VP-21 receives 83 tons, completed, begins trials
DD
T-13 receives 108 tons, completed, begins trials
At Hamburg
1 Type 2 slip: Idle
1 Type 2 slip: DD
Z-251 receives 571 tons, launched
1 Type 0 slip: Idle
1 Type 0 slip: Idle
Free-floating:
SS
U-47 receives 9 tons, completed, begins trials
SS
U-48 receives 9 tons, completed, begins trials
DD
Z-251 receives 381 tons, completed, begins trials
At Vienna
1 Type 0 slip: Idle
1 Type 0 drydock: Idle
Free-floating:
At Memel
1 Type 1 slip: Idle
1 Type 1 drydock: Refit MH
R-4, receives 184 tons, completed, begins trials
1 Type 0 slip: Idle
1 Type 0 slip: Idle
Free-floating:
SL
F-5 receives 54 tons, completed, begins trials
SL
F-3 receives 54 tons, completed, begins trials
SL
F-4 receives 54 tons, completed, begins trials
D. Transactions
2232 tons transferred to Nordmark for construction of CV
Peter Strasser, construction completed
2232 tons transferred to Nordmark for construction of CV
Graf Zeppelin
2190 tons received from Argentina for Argentine BC
2190 tons received from Brazil for Brazilian BC
3446 tons received from scrapping of
Prinz Regent Luitpold in Q4, 1937.
300 tons to LurssenWerke for 4 S-boats (
S-25, S-26, S-27, & S-28)
368 tons to Abeking & Rasmussen for 4 R-boats (
M-13, M-14, M-15, M-16)
32 tons to purchase and equip tender
Waldemar Kophamel
0.4 IP to building D2 at Palanga, Lithuania, completed.
E. Other Notes
DD
Z-213 completes trials
MH
R-2 completes trials
SL
VP-2 completes trials
PB
VP-19 completes trials
SS
U-37 completes trials
SS
U-38 completes trials
SS
U-39 completes trials
SS
U-40 completes trials
SS
U-41 completes trials
SS
U-42 completes trials
CB
Derrflinger completes trials
CB
Seydlitzcompletes trials
MH
R-3 continues trials
Battleship
Tirpitz continues trials
PB
VP-20 continues trials
SL
VP-3 continues trials
SS
U-43 begins trials
SS
U-44 begins trials
SS
U-100 begins trials
MH
R-29 begins trials
SL
F-7 begins trials
SL
F-6 begins trials
MH
R-30 begins trials
SS
U-45 begins trials
SS
U-46 begins trials
PB
VP-21 begins trials
DD
T-13 begins trials
SS
U-47 begins trials
SS
U-48 begins trials
DD
Z-251 begins trials
SL
F-5 begins trials
SL
F-3 begins trials
SL
F-4 begins trials
CV
Peter Strasser begins trials
F. Updated Order of Battle, 12/31/37
Note:
Y)+Z = completed (under repair/refit) + under construction
BB: 2(0)+6
CB: 4(0)
CV: 1(0)+1
CA: 4(0)
CL: 24(0)
DD: 54(0)+2
SS: 49(0)+1
SL: 13(1)+1
AM: 38(1)+0
MTB: 24(0)
Target: 1(0)+0
CV (training): 1(0)
TK: 5(0)
PB: 21(0)+1
GB: 2(0)
RPB: 6(0)