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.