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Friday, August 22nd 2003, 6:30pm

Moving on, then: India, Q3/21

Indian Naval Developments - Q3/1921

A. Industrial Allocation


6/10 factories producing warship material = 6,000 t, plus a stockpile of 199 t, for 6,199 t. 6,024 t is used, leaving 175 t stockpiled

4/10 factories dedicated to producing infrastructure material = 0.4 pts
“Bonus” infrastructure points for all 4 factories to be produced in Q4

B. Infrastructure Development

0 pts invested; Factory Eleven remains incomplete at 8.5 pts

C. Naval Construction

At Mumbai

D3: Collier/Carrier conversion Bhima receives 650 t; completed 15/8/21 and renamed “Otta
S2: Idle
S0: Idle
Free-floating: CL Kalyan receives 921 t, due to complete 1/22

At Columbo


S1: Idle
S0: Minesweeper Ganges launched 4/7/21, receives 203 t

Free-floating: DD G-129 receives 200 t; completed 30/8/21

At Sikkwe

S1: Sloop S-101 receives 198 t; launched 1/9/21
S0: Idle
D0: Idle


At Madras

S3: Idle
S2: Seaplane Tender Palk Bay receives 1302 t; due to launch 1/1/22
S1: Monitor Chandragupta receives 883 t; launches 1/9/21
D2: Idle
D1: Idle
Free-floating: CA Male receives 1367 t, due to complete 12/21

Three 100 t motor torpedo boats are completed in commercial facilities.

D. Transactions

India transfers 0.4 pts of infrastructure points to South Africa as partial payment for BB Uruguay ; points are available for South African usage in Q4/21.

E. Other Notes

CA Bangalore , CL Jaipur , and DD G-128 continue their shakedown cruises.

DD G-129 and CV Otta begin shakedown cruises.

Purchase of the Uruguay is costing India 2.0 infrastructure points, with 0.4 pts paid in Q3, and 0.8 pts being paid in Q4. 0.8 pts have been paid prior to this quarter.

New units laid down this quarter: Three torpedo boats.

The G131 class of destroyers is deferred to the fourth quarter due to late design changes.

Naval Estimates for 1922 are being prepared and will be released in Q4.

F. Updated Order of Battle, 30/9/21


Note: X+(Y)+Z = completed (including shaking down) + (under repair/refit)+ under construction

BB: 1+(1)+0
CV: 1+(0)+0
CA: 2+(0)+1
CL: 9+(0)+1
DD: 25+(0)+0
TB: 13+(0)+0

The list does not include auxiliaries and minor combatants.