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Tuesday, September 21st 2010, 7:39pm

German Naval Construction Programme, Fourth Quarter 1939

(Subject to correction or clarification)

A. Factories

Factories: 31
Available: 31
Producing Warship Material: 26
Tonnage Produced: 26,000
Producing Infrastructure (Committed): 5
Producing Infrastructure (Non - Committed): 0
Infrastructure Points Produced: 0.5
Bonus IP for Committed Factories: 0.5
Total IP Available: 1.0

Tonnage Produced: 26,000
Tonnage Transferred In: 0
Tonnage Received in Payment: 10,307
Tonnage Reclaimed From Scrap: 0
Tonnage Previously Stockpiled: 9,423
Total Tonnage Available: 45,730
Tonnage Transferred Out: 0
Tonnage Paid: 602 *
Tonnage Used in Construction: 39,294 *
Tonnage Remaining for Stockpile: 5,834*

* corrected

B. Infrastructure Development

At Wilhelmshaven: Type 1 Drydock – Requires 2 IP; 1 IP previously committed; 1 IP committed this quarter; completed.


C. Naval Development and Construction

Bremerhaven

Slip Nr.2 - Type 1.0 - Zerstorer 261: Requires 2,179 tons, 571 tons previously consumed; receives 571 tons, 1,037 tons remaining; launched 15 December 1939.

Pierside:

Peruvian cruiser Quito: Requires 9,928 tons, 3,094 tons previously consumed; receives 1,547 tons, 5,287 tons remaining

Light cruiser Vienna: Requires 9,790 tons, 4,683 tons previously consumed; receives 1,561 tons, 3,546 tons remaining

Zerstorer 257: Requires 2,179 tons, 1,713 tons previously consumed; receives 486 tons, 0 tons remaining; completed 3 December 1939 and commences trials


Cuxhaven

Dock Nr.1 - Type 4.0 – Brazilian Battlecruiser Rio de Janiero: Requires 35,785 tons, 11,930 tons previously consumed; receives 2,386 tons, 21,469 tons remaining

Slip Nr.2 - Type 2.0 – Artillery School Ship Brummer* (vor. Dusseldorf): Requires 4,803 tons, 1,100 tons previously consumed; receives 1,100 tons, 2,603 tons remaining

Slip Nr.3 - Type 1.0 - Zerstorer 262: Laid down 1 October 1939: Requires 2,179 tons, 0 tons previously consumed; receives 571 tons, 1,608 tons remaining

Slip Nr.4 - Type 0.5 - Flottenbegleiter 13: Requires 1,097 tons, 329 tons previously consumed, receives 329 tons, 439 tons remaining

* This vessel was previously described as a training cruiser and has been reclassified to reflect that role and has been renamed to conform to Kriegsmarine naming conventions.

Pierside:

Battleship Ostmark: Requires 63,165 tons; 44,642 tons previously consumed; receives 2,626 tons; 15,897 tons remaining

Battleship Preuzen: Requires 63,165 tons; 39,390 tons previously consumed; receives 2,626 tons; 21,149 tons remaining

Brazilian Battlecruiser Sao Paulo: Requires 35,785 tons; 16,702 tons previously consumed; receives 2,386 tons; 16,697 tons remaining

Zerstorer 258: Requires 2,179 tons, 1,713 tons previously consumed; receives 486 tons, 0 tons remaining; completed 3 December 1939 and commences trials

Flottenbegleiter 11: Requires 1,097 tons, 987 tons previously consumed; receives 110 tons, 0 tons remaining; completed 31 October 1939 and commences trials

Hamburg

Slip Nr.1 - Type 2.0 - Artillery School Ship Bremse* (vor. Berlin): Requires 4,803 tons, 1,100 tons previously consumed; receives 1,100 tons, 2,603 tons remaining

Slip Nr.3 - Type 0.0 - U-boot 109: Requires 1,167 tons, 350 tons previously consumed; receives 350 tons, 467 tons remaining

* This vessel was previously described as a training cruiser and has been reclassified to reflect that role and has been renamed to conform to Kriegsmarine naming conventions.

Pierside

Heavy Destroyer Diether von Roeder: Requires 2,850 tons, 2,139 tons previously consumed; receives 711 tons, 0 tons remaining; completed 24 December 1939 and commences trials.

Heavy Destroyer Hans Ludemann: Requires 2,850 tons, 2,139 tons previously consumed; receives 711 tons, 0 tons remaining; completed 24 December 1939 and commences trials


Kiel

Dock Nr.1 - Type 4.0 – Argentine Battlecruiser Constelacion: Requires 35,790 tons, 11,930 tons previously consumed; receives 2,386 tons, 21,474 tons remaining

Slip Nr.2 - Type 3.0 – Light Cruiser Magdeburg: Laid down 1 October 1939: Requires 9,790 tons, 0 tons previously consumed; receives 1,561 tons, 8,229 tons remaining

Slip Nr.3 - Type 1.0 - U-boot 108: Requires 1,167 tons, 350 tons previously consumed; receives 350 tons, 467 tons remaining

Slip Nr.4 - Type 0.5 - Vorpostenboot 29: Requires 288 tons, 192 tons previously consumed; receives 96 tons, 0 tons remaining; launched 13 Oct 1939, completed 19 November 1939 and commences trials

Slip Nr.5 - Type 0.5 - Flottenbegleiter 14: Requires 1,097 tons, 329 tons previously consumed; receives 329 tons, 439 tons remaining; launched 10 December 1939

Pierside

Battleship Sachsen: Requires 63,165 tons; 49,894 tons previously consumed; receives 2,626 tons; 10,645 tons remaining

Battleship Bayern: Requires 63,165 tons; 36,764 tons previously consumed; receives 2,626 tons; 23,775 tons remaining

Argentine Battlecruiser Viencente de Mayo: Requires 35,790 tons, 19,088 tons previously consumed; receives 2,386 tons, 14,316 tons remaining

Light cruiser Frankfurt: Requires 9,790 tons, 4,683 tons previously consumed; receives 1,561 tons, 3,546 tons remaining

Zerstorer 259: Requires 2,179 tons, 1,713 tons previously consumed; receives 486 tons, 0 tons remaining; completed 3 December 1939 and commences trials

Flottenbeglieter 12: Requires 1,097 tons, 987 tons previously consumed; receives 110 tons, 0 tons remaining; completed 31 October 1939 and commences trials

Torpedoboot 19: Requires 1,083 tons, 975 tons previously consumed; receives 108 tons, 0 tons remaining; completed 31 October 1939 and commences trials

U-boot 106: Requires 1,167 tons, 1,050 tons previously consumed; receives 117 tons, 0 tons remaining; completed 15 November 1939 and commences trials

U-boot 107: Requires 1,167 tons, 1,050 tons previously consumed; receives 117 tons, 0 tons remaining; completed 15 November 1939 and commences trials


Wilhelmshaven

Dock Nr.1 - Type 3.0 – Light Cruiser Breslau: Laid down 1 October 1939: Requires 9,790 tons, 0 tons previously consumed; receives 1,561 tons, 8,229 tons remaining


Slip Nr.1 - Type 1.0 - Zerstorer 260: Requires 2,179 tons, 571 tons previously consumed; receives 571 tons, 1,037 tons remaining; launched 15 December 1939.

Pierside:

Light Cruiser Konigsberg: Requires 9,790 tons, 7,805 tons previously consumed; receives 1,561 tons, 424 tons remaining

Zerstorer 256: Requires 2,179 tons, 1,713 tons previously consumed; receives 486 tons, 0 tons remaining; completed 3 December 1939 and commences trials


Vienna:

No activity


Memel:

Slip Nr.1 - Type 1.0 - Zerstorer 263: Laid down 1 October 1939: Requires 2,179 tons, 0 tons previously consumed; receives 571 tons, 1,608 tons remaining

Pierside

Torpedoboot 20: Requires 1,083 tons, 975 tons previously consumed; receives 108 tons, 0 tons remaining; completed 31 October 1939 and commences trials


D. Transactions

Tonnage Received from Argentina: 4,380
Tonnage Received from Brazil: 4,380
Tonnage Received from Peru: 1,547

602 tons paid to Bulgaria for the cruiser Stara Zagora (ex SMS Hamburg) to be preserved as a museum at the city of Hamburg *

* corrected

E. Other Notes

Ships Laid Down This Quarter

At Cuxhaven: Destroyer Zerstorer 262
At Kiel: Light cruiser Magdeburg
At Wilhelmshaven: Light cruiser Breslau
At Memel: Zerstorer 263

Ships Launched This Quarter

At Bremerhaven: Zerstorer 261
At Cuxhaven: Artillery Training Ship Brummer, Sloop Flottenbegleiter 13
At Hamburg: Artillery Training Ship Bremse
At Kiel: Sloop Flottenbegleiter 14, Escort Vorpostenboot 29
At Wilhelmshaven: Zerstorer 260

Ships Completed This Quarter

At Bremerhaven: Zerstorer 257
At Cuxhaven: Zerstorer 258, Sloop Flottenbegleiter 11
At Hamburg: Heavy Destroyers Diether von Roeder and Hans Ludemann
At Kiel: Zerstorer 259, Torpedoboot 19, Sloop Flottenbegleiter 12, U-boot 106 and 107, Escort Vorpostenboot 29
At Wilhelmshaven: Zerstorer 256
At Memel: Torpedoboot 20

Ships Completing Trials This Quarter

Kreuzer Karlsruhe
Großer Zerstörer Erich Steinbrink
Großer Zerstörer Friedrich Eckoldt
Großer Zerstörer Friedrich Ihn
Zerstörer 254
Zerstörer 255
Torpedoboot 17
Torpedoboot 18
U-boot 104
U-boot 105
Vorpostenboot 28


F. Scrappage Report

None this quarter


Order of Battle, December1939

Type In Service Trials Building Refitting Total

Battleships 4 0 4 0 8
Battlecruisers 4 0 0 0 4
Aircraft Carriers 2 0 0 0 2
Heavy Cruisers 4 0 0 0 4
Light Cruisers 9 0 5 0 14
Heavy Destroyers 16 2 0 0 18
Sloops (F-begleiter) 10 4 0 0 14
Escorts (V-posten) 24 1 0 0 25
Submarines 54 2 2 0 58
Minesweepers 28 0 0 0 28
Motor Minesweepers 44 0 0 0 44
Motor Torpedo Boats 56 0 0 0 56
River Gunboats 2 0 0 0 2
River Patrol Boats 6 0 0 0 6
MTB Depot Ship 3 0 0 0 3
Submarine Depot Ship 2 0 0 0 2
Fleet Oiler 6 0 0 0 6
Training Aircraft Carrier 1 0 0 0 1
Artillery School Ship 0 0 2 0 2
Target Ship 1 0 0 0 1

This post has been edited 5 times, last edit by "BruceDuncan" (Sep 25th 2010, 2:13am)