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THE BRITISH EMPIRE: Q1/1937 REPORT

A. Industrial Output

50 Factories:
Fixed IP: 0
Flexible IP: 0
Ship Tonnage: 50

B. Transfers and Acquisitions

5,000 tons to Canada
1,000 tons from Ireland for 4 S Class destroyers
500 tons from Thailand for first two of four 1914 C Class light cruisers
HMS Mackay, Malcolm, Stuart, Montrose, Campbell, Bruce, Douglas, Sirdar, Somme, Spear, Spindrift and Steadfast transferred to RAN

C. Unit Relocations

4th Carrier Squadron (HMS Warrior) merged with 3d Carrier Squadron at Singapore
22nd Cruiser Squadron formed 20 January 1937 at Plymouth
18th Light Cruiser Flotilla moved from Scapa Flow to Falkland Islands 15 February 1937
16th Light Cruiser Flotilla moved from Falkland Islands to Jamaica 18 February 1937
6th Light Cruiser Flotilla moved from Jamaica to Scapa Flow 18 February 1937
1st Light Cruiser Flotilla moved from Cromarty to Singapore 1 March 1937
19th Destroyer Flotilla disbanded 2 January 1937, HMS Sesame, Shamrock, Shikarl, Sikh transferred to Ireland and HMS Somme, Spear, Spindrift, Steadfast laid up)
6th Submarine Flotilla moved from Mombassa to Alexandria 1 January 1937
8th Torpedo Boat Flotilla formed 20 March 1937 at Alexandria
9th Torpedo Boat Flotilla formed 20 March 1937 at Harwich
10th Torpedo Boat Flotilla formed 20 March 1937 at Socotra

D. Navy Programme

Resources Allocated: 45,000 tons
Previous Surplus: 2,220.5 tons
Unused Scrap: 0t
Construction Requirements (See Appendix A): 47,143 tons
Total surplus: 1,577.5 tons
Scrap Available: 0t

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: 14 (1) + 6 (2 on loan to Canada back this quarter)
Battlecruisers: 2 (1) + 0
Aircraft Carriers: 6 + 3
Large Monitors: 5 + 0
Class A Cruisers: 12 + 2
Class B Cruisers: 94 + 7
Class A Destroyers 8 + 0
Class B Destroyers: 167 + 8
Class A Submarines: 37 + 0
Class B Submarines: 77 + 11
Escorts: 42 + 0
Torpedo Boats: 15 + 0
Small Monitors: 15 + 0
Large River Gunboats: 12 + 0
Small River Gunboats: 16 + 0
Minesweepers: 24 + 0
DE Total 50
Motor Torpedo Boats: 40 + 32
Destroyer Tenders: 5 + 0
Submarine Tenders: 5 + 0
Repair Ships: 7 + 0
Salvage Vessels: 2 + 0
Tankers: 45 + 0
Colliers: 1 + 0
Royal Yachts: 2+ 0
Admiralty Yacht: 1 + 0
Survey Ships: 6 + 0
Troopships (Colonial Service): 3 + 0
Hospital Ships: 1 + 0
Tugs: 12 + 0
Station Tenders: 4 + 0
Antarctic Research Vessels: 2 + 0

G. Miscellaneous Works

Caledon Class 25% refit (Dry Dock) 990 tons over 4 months 247.5 tons per month each

APPENDIX A: DETAILED SHIPBUILDING REPORT

Home Stations:

Armstrong:

S-4a:
HMS King George V Victorious Class battleship
Laid Down 1 January 1934
Launched: 20 July 1935
2,454 tons this quarter for 31,761 tons
Completion due 13 November 1938

S-4b:
HMS Venerable Victorious Class battleship
Laid Down 1 January 1934
Launched: 20 July 1935
2,454 tons this quarter for 31,761 tons
Completion due 13 November 1938

S-3a:
HMS Ocean Ocean Class Aircraft Carrier
Laid Down 1 July 1936
Launched: 1 September 1937
1,208 tons this quarter for 3,624 tons
Completion due 1 May 1938

S-3b:
HMS Bonaventure Scylla Class Light Cruiser
Laid Down 1 January 1937
Launched: 1 July 1937
1,261 tons this quarter for 1,261 tons
Completion due 15 April 1938

S-3c:
HMS Cleopatra Scylla Class Light Cruiser
Laid Down 1 January 1937
Launched: 1 July 1937
1,261 tons this quarter for 1,261 tons
Completion due 15 April 1938

S-2a:
HMS Jamaica Colony CL
Laid Down 1 July 1935
Launched: 1 February 1936
0 tons this quarter for 8,278 tons
Completed 1 January 1937

S-2b:
HMS Bermuda Colony CL
Laid Down 1 July 1935
Launched: 1 February 1936
0 tons this quarter for 8,278 tons
Completed 1 January 1937

S-2c:
HMS Argonaut Scylla Class Light Cruiser
Laid Down 1 January 1937
Launched: 1 July 1937
1,261 tons this quarter for 1,261 tons
Completion due 15 April 1938

S-1a:
HMS Garland G Class destroyer
Laid Down 1 July 1936
Launched: 20 November 1936
471 tons this quarter for 1,413 tons
Completion due 15 June 1937

S-1b:
HMS Greyhound G Class destroyer
Laid Down 1 July 1936
Launched: 20 November 1936
471 tons this quarter for 1,413 tons
Completion due 15 June 1937

S-1c:
HMS Griffin G Class destroyer
Laid Down 1 July 1936
Launched: 20 November 1936
471 tons this quarter for 1,413 tons
Completion due 15 June 1937

S-1d:
HMS Grenade G Class destroyer
Laid Down 1 July 1936
Launched: 20 November 1936
471 tons this quarter for 1,413 tons
Completion due 15 June 1937

S-1e:
HMS Grafton G Class destroyer
Laid Down 1 July 1936
Launched: 20 November 1936
471 tons this quarter for 1,413 tons
Completion due 15 June 1937

S-0a:

S-0b:

S-0c:

S-0d:

S-0e:

S-0f:

Beardmore:

S-4a:
HMS Lion Lion Class battleship
Laid Down 1 October 1936
Launched: 1 April 1938
2,438 tons this quarter for 4,876 tons
Completion due 1 September 1940

S-4b
HMS Princess Royal Princess Royal Class Heavy Cruiser
Laid Down 1 January 1937
Launched: 1 October 1937
1,965 tons this quarter for 1,965 tons
Completion due 15 January 1939

S-3a:
HMS Bellona Scylla Class Light Cruiser
Laid Down 1 January 1937
Launched: 1 July 1937
1,261 tons this quarter for 1,261 tons
Completion due 15 April 1938

S-3b:
HMS Theseus Ocean Class Aircraft Carrier
Laid Down 1 July 1936
Launched: 1 September 1937
1,208 tons this quarter for 3,624 tons
Completion due 1 May 1938

HMS Gambia Colony CL
Laid Down 1 July 1935
Launched: 1 February 1936
0 tons this quarter for 8,278 tons
Completed 1 January 1937

S-2a:
HMS Gipsy G Class destroyer
Laid Down 1 July 1936
Launched: 20 November 1936
471 tons this quarter for 1,413 tons
Completion due 15 June 1937

S-2b:
HMS Diadem Scylla Class Light Cruiser
Laid Down 1 January 1937
Launched: 1 July 1937
1,261 tons this quarter for 1,261 tons
Completion due 15 April 1938

S-2c:
HMS Lincoln Cathedral Class Scout Cruiser
Laid Down 1 March 1937
Launched: 15 July 1937
208 tons this quarter for 208 tons
Completion due 15 February 1938

HMS Nigeria Colony Class Light Cruiser
Laid Down 1 July 1936
Launched: 1 July 1937
1,460 tons this quarter for 3,920 tons
Completion due 1 January 1938

S-2d:
HMS Salisbury Cathedral Class Scout Cruiser
Laid Down 1 March 1937
Launched: 15 October 1937
208 tons this quarter for 208 tons
Completion due 15 February 1938

HMS Mauritius Colony Class Light Cruiser
Laid Down 1 July 1936
Launched: 1 February 1937
1,460 tons this quarter for 3,920 tons
Completion due 1 January 1938

S-1a:
HMS Guernsey G Class destroyer
Laid Down 1 July 1936
Launched: 20 November 1936
471 tons this quarter for 1,413 tons
Completion due 15 June 1937

S-1b:
HMS Guinevere G Class destroyer
Laid Down 1 July 1936
Launched: 20 November 1936
471 tons this quarter for 1,413 tons
Completion due 15 June 1937

S-0a:
HMS U01 U Class Coastal Submarine
Laid Down 1 July 1936
Launched 20 August 1936
199.5 tons this quarter for 598.5 tons
Completion due 1 May 1937

S-0b:
HMS U02 U Class Coastal Submarine
Laid Down 1 July 1936
Launched 20 August 1936
199.5 tons this quarter for 598.5 tons
Completion due 1 May 1937

S-0c:

S-0d:

S-0e:

Chatham:

S-5a:
HMS Chichester Cathedral Class Scout Cruiser
Laid Down 1 January 1937
Launched: 15 May 1937
626 tons this quarter for 626 tons
Completion due 15 December 1937

HMS Llandaff Cathedral Class Scout Cruiser
Laid Down 1 January 1937
Launched: 15 May 1937
626 tons this quarter for 626 tons
Completion due 15 December 1937

S-4a:
HMS Queen Mary Princess Royal Class Heavy Cruiser
Laid Down 1 January 1937
Launched: 1 October 1937
1,965 tons this quarter for 1,965 tons
Completion due 15 January 1939

S-4b:
HMS Victorious Victorious Class battleship
Laid Down 1 January 1934
Launched: 20 July 1935
2,454 tons this quarter for 31,761 tons
Completion due 13 November 1938

Pembroke:

S-5a:
HMS Eagle Eagle Class Aircraft Carrier
Laid down 1 July 1935
Launched 15 September 1936
2,239 tons this quarter for 6,717 tons
Completion due 1 April 1938

S-5b:
HMS Vanguard Victorious Class battleship
Laid Down 1 January 1934
Launched: 20 July 1935
2,454 tons this quarter for 31,761 tons
Completion due 13 November 1938

Portsmouth:

S-4a:
HMS Vigilant Victorious Class battleship
Laid Down 1 January 1934
Launched: 20 July 1935
2,454 tons this quarter for 31,761 tons
Completion due 13 November 1938

S-0a:
HMS U03 U Class Coastal Submarine
Laid Down 1 July 1936
Launched 20 August 1936
199.5 tons this quarter for 598.5 tons
Completion due 1 May 1937

S-0b:
HMS U04 U Class Coastal Submarine
Laid Down 1 July 1936
Launched 20 August 1936
199.5 tons this quarter for 598.5 tons
Completion due 1 May 1937

S-0c:
HMS U05 U Class Coastal Submarine
Laid Down 1 July 1936
Launched 20 August 1936
199.5 tons this quarter for 598.5 tons
Completion due 1 May 1937

S-0d:


Small Craft:

Vosper Thornycroft
8 Vosper 75 Foot Type 45 tons each: Total 360

British Power Boats
16 BPB-60-2 24 tons each: Total 384 tons

Fairmile
N/A

APPENDIX B: DETAILED DRYDOCK REPORT
Portsmouth
1 Type 4 Drydock: Hood refit and repairs, 50% partial rebuild 2,488 tons this quarter for 19,910 tons total.
Work completion due end Q4/37
2 Type 4 Drydocks
3 Type 2 Drydocks
4 Type 1 Drydocks
6 Type 0 Drydocks

D-0a: HMS U06 U Class Coastal Submarine
Laid Down 1 July 1936
Launched 20 August 1936
199.5 tons this quarter for 598.5 tons
Completion due 1 May 1937

D-0b: HMS U07 U Class Coastal Submarine
Laid Down 1 July 1936
Launched 20 August 1936
199.5 tons this quarter for 598.5 tons
Completion due 1 May 1937

D-0c: HMS U08 U Class Coastal Submarine
Laid Down 1 July 1936
Launched 20 August 1936
199.5 tons this quarter for 598.5 tons
Completion due 1 May 1937

Portland
1 Type 1 Drydock
Dover
1 Type 1 Drydock
Pembroke
1 Type 1 Drydock
Haulbowline
1 Type 2 Drydock
1 Type 1 Drydock
Rosyth - Port Edgar
1 Type 4 Drydock:
1 Type 3 Drydock
1 Type 2 Drydock
2 Type 1 Drydocks
3 Type 0 Drydocks
Chatham
1 Type 3 Drydock: HMS Caradoc 25% refit (Dry Dock) 990 tons over 4 months 247.5 tons per month. Completion due 1 February 1937
1 Type 2 Drydock
3 Type 1 Drydocks
2 Type 0 Drydocks

D-0a: HMS U09 U Class Coastal Submarine
Laid Down 1 July 1936
Launched 20 August 1936
199.5 tons this quarter for 598.5 tons
Completion due 1 May 1937

D-0b: HMS U10 U Class Coastal Submarine
Laid Down 1 July 1936
Launched 20 August 1936
199.5 tons this quarter for 598.5 tons
Completion due 1 May 1937

Sheerness
2 Type 1 Drydocks
4 Type 0 Drydocks

D-0a: HMS S1 S Class Submarine
Laid Down 1 July 1936
Launched 20 August 1936
187 tons this quarter for 561 tons
Completion due 15 April 1937

Invergordon
1 Type 3 Drydock: HMS Barham 50% partial reconstruction, 2,269 tons this quarter for 13,615.5 tons total. Work completion due 15 February 1938
1 Type 2 Drydock

Gibraltar
1 Type 4 Drydock: HMS Calypso 25% refit (Dry Dock) 990 tons over 4 months 247.5 tons per month. Completion due 1 February 1937
1 Type 2 Drydock
1 Type 1 Drydock
1 Type 0 Drydock
Port Said
1 Type 1 Drydock
Alexandria
1 Type 4 Drydock: HMS Caledon 25% refit (Dry Dock) 990 tons over 4 months 247.5 tons per month. Completion due 1 February 1937
1 Type 1 Drydock
Malta
1 Type 4 Drydock
1 Type 2 Drydock
2 Type 1 Drydocks
Singapore
1 Type 4 Drydock
1 Type 2 Drydock
2 Type 1 Drydocks
2 Type 0 Drydocks
Hong Kong
1 Type 3 Drydock [On loan to Australia for 1 year]
1 Type 2 Drydock
2 Type 1 Drydocks

[EDIT: To reflect altered Thai payment plan]

HOME FLEET (HQ Scapa Flow)
Scapa Flow
1st Battle Squadron (Saint Vincent, Trafalgar, Agincourt, Nile)
1st Carrier Squadron (Ark Royal, Majestic)
6th Light Cruiser Squadron (Caledon, Calypso, Caradoc, Centaur, Concord)
1st Destroyer Flotilla (Unbeaten, Undaunted, United, Unruffled, Unshaken, Untiring, Xenon, Zebra)
2nd Destroyer Flotilla (Vansittart, Venomous, Verity, Veteran, Vimy, Volunteer, Wanderer, Whitehall)
3rd Destroyer Flotilla (Tomahawk, Torch, Tumult, Whitshed, Wild Swan, Witherington, Wivern, Xanadu)

Clyde
20th Light Cruiser Squadron (Lancaster, Leonidas, Latona, Leviathan, Leander, Largs)
19th Light Cruiser Squadron (Scylla, Dido, Euryalus, Phoebe, Sirius)
8th Destroyer Flotilla (Upholder, Uproar, Urge, Ursula, Utmost, Zenith, Zephyr, Zest)
8th Submarine Flotilla (P26-30)

Cromarty
8th Sloop Flotilla (E81-90) Total 10
4th Submarine Flotilla (R1-12) Total 12
7th Submarine Flotilla (O1-10) Total 10

Portsmouth
Fast Battle Squadron (Hood, Inflexible, Invincible)
3rd Battle Squadron (Revenge, Royal Oak, Royal Sovereign)
3rd Heavy Cruiser Squadron (Anson, Duncan, Exmouth, Benbow)
2nd Light Cruiser Squadron (Delhi, Despatch, Diomede, Emerald, Enterprise)
12th Destroyer Flotilla (Ulster, Ulysses, Unity, Urania, Urchin, Yeoman, Yorker, Yukon)
2nd Submarine Flotilla (L11-17 L 52) Total 8

THE NORE COMMAND
Harwich
Coastal Defence Squadron (General Crawford, General Pakenham, General Picton, Gorgon, Sir John Moore)
16th Light Cruiser Squadron (Glory, Gallant, Gibraltar, Gladiator, Goliath, Griffin)
22nd Destroyer Flotilla (Fury, Fame, Firedrake, Foresight, Faulknor, Fortune, Forester, Foxhound)
1st Minesweeper Flotilla (8 Poole Class minesweepers)
9th Torpedo Boat Flotilla (8 BPB-60-1 Class)
Note: MTBs in fortified pens

Great Yarmouth
2nd Sloop Flotilla (E11-20) Total 10
9th Submarine Flotilla (P20-25)

CHANNEL COMMAND
Dover
9th Destroyer Flotilla (Vimiera, Violent, Vivacious, Vivien, Vortigern, Wakeful, Walker, Walpole)
9th Sloop Flotilla (E91-100) Total 10
4th Torpedo Boat Flotilla (8 BPB-60-1 Class)
5th Torpedo Boat Flotilla (8 BPB-60-1 Class)
Note: MTBs in fortified pens

WESTERN APPROACHES COMMAND
Plymouth
1st Heavy Cruiser Squadron (Howe, Kent, Norfolk, Suffolk)
5th Light Cruiser Squadron (Cardiff, Ceres, Coventry, Curacoa)
22nd Light Cruiser Squadron (Jamaica, Bermuda, Gambia +2 more Colony Class in 1938 )
1st Sloop Flotilla (E1-10) Total 10
4th Sloop Flotilla (E41-50) Total 10
1st Submarine Flotilla (L1, 2, 4, 8, 7, 8, 27, 32, 33) Total 9

MEDITERRANEAN FLEET
Alexandria
2nd Battle Squadron (Barham, Queen Elizabeth, Valiant, Malaya, Warspite)
2nd Carrier Squadron (Swiftsure, Bulwark)
2nd Heavy Cruiser Squadron (Anson, Benbow, Exmouth, Duncan)
9th Light Cruiser Squadron (Kenya, Kelly, Kingfisher, Kelvin, Khedive, Kashmir)
5th Destroyer Flotilla (Walrus, Warwick, Watchman, Westcott, Whitley, Wolfhound, Zambezi, Xerxes)
5th Sloop Flotilla (E51-60) Total 10
6th Submarine Flotilla (H21, 22, 24, 25, 35-37, 51) Total 8
6th Torpedo Boat Flotilla (8 BPB-60-1 Class)
Note: MTBs in fortified pens

Port Said
1st Gunboat Squadron (6 Insect Class)
2nd Minesweeper Flotilla (8 Poole Class minesweepers)
8th Torpedo Boat Flotilla (8 Vosper 75 Foot Class) [actually based at Res Muhammed at southern end of Suez Canal in fortified pens]

Gibraltar
7th Light Cruiser Squadron (Imperial, Infidel, Icarus, Intrepid, Integrity, Intruder)
6th Destroyer Flotilla (Westminster, Whirlwind, Winchelsea, Winchester, Windsor, Wolverine, Wessex, Xena)
3rd Sloop Flotilla (E21-30) Total 10

Malta
21st Light Cruiser Squadron (Jubilant, Jackdaw, Jupiter, Jason, Joyful, Juno)
14th Destroyer Flotilla (Diana, Defender, Duchess, Decoy, Delight, Duncan, Diamond, Darling)
16th Destroyer Flotilla (Zodiac, Zorro, Zeus, Zulu, Zulu, Zoe, Yonder, Xerxes)
3rd Submarine Flotilla (L18-26 L53) Total 9
11th Submarine Flotilla (P35-40)

Socotra
10th Torpedo Boat Flotilla (8 BPB-60-1 Class)
Note: MTBs in fortified pens

CHINA AND FAR EASTERN FLEET
Hong Kong
15th Light Cruiser Squadron (Drake, Cochrane, Pellew, Howard Imp E)
4th Destroyer Flotilla (Archer, Acasta, Achates, Acheron, Arrow, Ardent, Active, Antelope)
17th Destroyer Flotilla (Tobago, Torbay, Toreador, Tourmaline, Tryphon, Turquoise, Tuscan, Tyrian)
6th Sloop Flotilla (E61-70) Total 10
3rd Gunboat Squadron (6 Fly Class)

Singapore
Far Eastern Battle Squadron (Ramilles, Resolution)
3rd Carrier Squadron (Warrior, Furious)
17th Light Cruiser Squadron (Gallant, Gibraltar, Gladiator, Glory, Goliath, Griffin)
1st Light Cruiser Squadron (Fox, Fearless, Formidable)
10th Destroyer Flotilla (Verdun, Versatile, Vesper, Vidette, Voyager, Wallace, Waterhen, Vectis)
11th Destroyer Flotilla (Wrestler, Ulster, Umpire, Undine, Urchin, Ursa, Ursula, Xena)
15th Destroyer Flotilla (Echo, Esk, Escapade, Electra, Encounter, Express, Eclipse, Escort)
14th Sloop Flotilla (E101-110) Total 10
5th Submarine Flotilla (H23, 27, 28, 30-34, 43, 44) Total 10
10th Submarine Flotilla (P30-34)
4th Gunboat Squadron (6 Fly Class)
3rd Minesweeper Flotilla (8 Poole Class)
1st Torpedo Boat Flotilla (8 BPB-60-1 Class)
2nd Torpedo Boat Flotilla (8 BPB-60-1 Class)
3rd Torpedo Boat Flotilla (8 BPB-60-1 Class)
4th Torpedo Boat Flotilla (8 BPB-60-1 Class)
Note: these MTB units are based in fortified MTB pens at Moulmein (Burma), Port Weld, Port Dickson, Malacca, Muar, Batu Pahat, Mersing, Pekan, Kuantan, Kuala Dungun, Kuala Trengganu and Kota Bharu (all Malaya)

Pitcairn Islands
18th Destroyer Flotilla (Stirling, Stonehenge, Senator, Tenedos, Thanet, Thracian, Turbulent, Trusty)

EASTERN AFRICA AND PERSIAN GULF COMMAND
Mombassa
10th Light Cruiser Squadron (Caroline, Carysfort, Cleopatra, Comus)
23rd Destroyer Flotilla (Seraph, Serapis, Serene, Simoom, Speedy, Sepoy, Tactician, Tara)
2nd Gunboat Squadron (6 Insect Class)
Kenya Flotilla (Ndovu, Alhathari)

Kuwait
Persian Gulf Squadron (Cleopatra, Seraph, Serapis and Serene, H26, H29 and two Insect Class)

AMERICAS AND WEST INDIES FLEET
Bermuda
4th Light Cruiser Squadron (Cairo, Calcutta, Capetown, Carlisle, Colombo)
13th Destroyer Flotilla (Brilliant, Blanche, Beagle, Boadicea, Boreas, Brazen, Basilisk, Bulldog)
7th Sloop Flotilla (E71-80) Total 10

Jamaica
2nd Heavy Cruiser Squadron (Sussex, London, Devonshire, Cornwall)
3rd Light Cruiser Squadron (Danae, Dauntless, Dragon, Dunedin, Durban)
16th Light Cruiser Squadron (Glory, Gallant, Gibraltar, Gladiator, Goliath, Griffin)
20th Destroyer Flotilla (Teazer, Tirade, Tower, Trenchant, Trinidad, Tristram, Trojan, Truant)

SOUTH ATLANTIC FLEET
Falklands Islands
18th Light Cruiser Squadron (Hannibal, Hercules, Hunter, Hotspur, Hero, Hermione)
21st Destroyer Flotilla (Scimitar, Scotsman, Scout, Scythe, Seabear, Seafire, Searcher, Seawolf)

Lagos
12th Light Cruiser Squadron (Royalist, Aurora, Conquest, Cordelia)
1st Torpedo Boat Flotilla (D1-15)
5th Gunboat Squadron (4 Fly Class)