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Kingdom of Belgium Q1/1949 Report

A. Industrial Output

5.5 Factories:
Fixed IP: 2
Flexible IP: 0
Ship Tonnage: 3.5

B. Transfers and Acquisitions

C. Unit Relocations

CT-1 Queen Julianna completes and commissions with 1st Cruiser Squadron at Antwerp on 31 March
SU-1 Astrolabe completes and commissions with 1st Support Squadron at Antwerp on 15 March
MT-7 and MT-8 complete and commission with 2nd Motor Torpedo Squadron at Zeebrugge on 14 November
MTB-13 and MTB-14 decommissioned for disposal at Zeebrugge on 24 January

D. Navy Programme

Resources Allocated: 3,500 tons
Previous Surplus: 3,077 tons
Unused Scrap: 0 tons
Construction Requirements (See Appendix A): 3,790 tons
Total surplus: 2,787 tons
Scrap Available: 0 tons

E. Infrastructure Programme

Resources Allocated: 0.4 IP
Previous Surplus: 0 IP
Resources Used: 0.4 IP
Carry-over: 0 IP
Infrastructure Development:
0.1 IP to Belgian factory totalling 7.0 IP
0.1 IP to Type 1 Floating Dock under construction at Zeebrugge totalling 1.6 IP

F. Summary Order of Battle at End of Quarter

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

Aircraft Carriers: 0 + 1
Heavy Cruisers: 1 + 0
Light Cruisers: 3 + 1
Destroyers: 9 + 0
Sloops: 2 + 0
Escorts: 6 + 0
Minesweepers: 10 + 0
MTB: 48 + 0
Riverine Patrol Boats: 24 + 0
Training Ships: 3 + 0
Tankers: 2 + 0
Destroyer Depot Ships: 2 + 0
Fleet Replenishment Ships: 1 + 0
Diving Tender: 1 + 0
Survey Ships: 1 + 0
Tugs: 2 + 0

G. Miscellaneous Works


APPENDIX A: DETAILED SHIPBUILDING REPORT

Zeebrugge:
S-1a:
Astrolabe Survey Ship
Laid Down: 1 April 1948
Launched: 15 August 1948
131 tons this quarter for 1,310 tons
Completed 15 February 1949

S-1b:

D-1a:

1 Type 1 Floating Dock, under construction, see section E

Beiliard, Ostend:
S-0a:

S-0b:

D-0a:

Cockerill, Antwerp:
S-3a:
Wandelaar Aircraft Carrier
Laid Down: 1 July 1948
Launched: 15 February 1949
1,500 tons this quarter for 4,500 tons
Completion due 1 January 1950

S-1a:

S-0a:

D-3a:
Queen Julianna Training Cruiser
Laid Down: 1 January 1948
Launched: 1 June 1948
951 tons this quarter for 5,515 tons
Completed 15 March 1949

D-2a:
Westdiep Light Cruiser
Laid Down: 1 July 1948
Launched: 1 December 1948
1,096 tons this quarter for 3,288 tons
Completion due: 15 September 1949

D-1a:

Small Craft
2x M48 Class MTB, 56 tons each, 112 tons total

Belgian Order of Battle 1949

Antwerp
1st Cruiser Squadron: CA-1 King Albert, CL-1 Wandelaar, CL-4 Wielingen, CT-1 Queen Julianna
1st Destroyer Squadron: DD-1 Les Quatre Journées, DD-2 Van Haverbeke, DD-3 A.F. Dufour, DD-4 Breydel, DD-5 De Brouwer, DD-6 Georges Truffaut, DD-7 Francois Bovesse, DD-8 Prince Leopold, DD-9 Prince Charles
1st Mine Warfare Squadron: MW-1 – MW-6
1st Support Squadron: DT-1 Groenendael, T-1 Tresignes, TU-1 Wesp, RT-1 Ekster Cornelius, SU-1 Astrolabe
Training Squadron: TS-1 Artevelde, TS-2 Dinant, TS-3 Huy

Zeebrugge
1st Escort Squadron: PC-1 Spa, PC-2 Mechelen, PC-3 Heist, PC-4 Andenne, PC-5 Rochefort, PC-6 Nieuwpoort
Fishery Protection Squadron: CS-1 Zinnia, CS-2 Godetia
2nd Patrol Squadron: RPB-13 – RPB-24
1st Motor Torpedo Squadron: MT-1 – MT-6
2nd Motor Torpedo Squadron: MT-7, MT-8, MTB-15 – MTB-24
2nd Support Squadron: DT-2 Zenobe Gramme, TU-2 Mier, T-2 Krekel, ZM-1 Vise, ZM-2 Seraing

Ostend
2nd Mine Warfare Squadron: MS-1 Herstal, MS-2 Hasselt, MS-3 Lokeren, MS-4 Turnhout, MS-5 Tongeren, MS-6 Merksem
1st Patrol Squadron: RPB-1 – RPB-12
3rd Motor Torpedo Squadron: MTB-25 – MTB-36
4th Motor Torpedo Squadron: MTB-37 – MTB-48