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Indian Naval Developments - Q3/1922

A. Industrial Allocation

7/10 factories producing warship material = 7,000 t, plus a stockpile of 1,354 t, for a total of 8,354 t. 7,546 t are used, leaving a surplus of 808 t.

3/10 factories dedicated to producing infrastructure material = 0.3 pts

B. Infrastructure Development

0.3 pts invested in Factory Eleven, which is now at 9.4 pts

C. Naval Construction

At Mumbai

D3: Idle
S2: DDT-1 Mannar Gulf laid down 1/7/22, receives 1071 t, due to launch 31/11/22
S0: AM-10 Yamuna laid down 1/7/22, receives 309 t, launched 1/9/22
Free-floating: Oiler Mahanadi receives 1472 t; due to complete 30/7/23
Free-floating: AM-9 Ghaghara receives 156 t, completes 15/8/22

At Columbo

S1: DD G-133 launched 15/8/22, receives 360 t
S0: AM-11 Irrawaddy laid down 1/7/22, receives 309 t, launched 1/9/22
Free-floating: AM-8 Narmada receives 156 t, completes 15/8/22
Free-floating: DD G-131 receives 146 t, completes 30/7/22
Free-floating: AM Ayeyarwady receives 66 t, completes 30/7/22

At Sikkwe

S1: Sloop S-104 laid down 1/4/22, receives 297 t, launches 30/8/22
S0: Idle
D0: Idle
Free-floating: Sloop S-102 receives 297 t, completes 1/8/22

At Madras

S3:
S2: Sloop S-105 receives 297 t, launched 15/8/22
S1: Destroyer G-133 laid down 15/8/22, receives 146 t
D2: Idle
D1: Idle
Free-floating: Sloop S-103 receives 297 t, due to complete 30/10/22
Free-floating: Destroyer G-132 receives 360 t, due to complete 31/12/22
Free-floating: CVS Palk Bay receives 1302 t, completes 31/9/22

The commercial shipyard at Cochin builds 3 100t motor torpedo boats

D. Transactions

None

E. Other Notes

CL Kalyan , AM Ganges , SL S-101 complete shakedown cruises

Monitor Chandragupta , AM Brahmaputra continue shakedown cruises

CVS Palk Bay , AM Ayeyerwady, Narmada, Ghaghara , DD G-131 , SL S-102 all commence shake-down cruises

New units laid down this quarter: one destroyer, two minesweepers, one destroyer tender

Destroyer G-112 lost after floundering in cyclone, 1 September 1922. Eight survivors of a crew of 110. Officers and crew recognized for sacrifice in the line of duty.

F. Updated Order of Battle, 31/9/22

Note: Y)+Z = completed (under repair/refit) + under construction

BB: 2(0)+0
CV: 1(0)+0
CA: 3(0)+0
CL: 10(0)+0
DD: 25(0)+3
TB: 13(0)+0
SS: 1(0)+0

The list does not include auxiliaries and minor combatants.