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Wednesday, April 6th 2011, 6:06pm

Ireland, Q4/1940

[SIZE=3]Industrial Allocation [/SIZE]
- 2/2 factories producing 2,000t materials.
- 1,578 tons from stockpile.
- 3,575 tons materials total.
- 2,386 tons used.
- 1,192 tons stockpiled for Q1/41.

[SIZE=3]Infrastructure Development[/SIZE]
N/A

[SIZE=3]Naval Construction[/SIZE]
Gallagher, Burke & Sons, Galway:
1 Type 1 drydock - Sloop Danu rebuilding. 233 tons required. 233 tons added Q4/1940 for a total of 233/233, 0/233 tones remaining until completion.
1 Type 0 drydock - Submarine Cat Sith (Pooka-class) laid down October 1, 1940. 565 tons required. 500 tons added Q4/1940 for a total of 500/565, 65/565 tons remaining until completion. Finishes Q3/1941.

Dockside:
- Submarine Sheevra (Pooka-class) laid down April 1, 1940. 565 tons required. 0 tons added Q4/1940 for a total of 565/565, 0/565 tons remaining until completion. Finishes Q2/1941. Launched.

Rushbrooke Shipyard (Cobh):
1 Type 0 slip - Submarine Tuatha Dé Danann (Pooka-class) laid down October 1, 1940. 565 tons required. 500 tons added Q4/1940 for a total of 500/565, 65/565 tons remaining until completion. Finishes Q3/1941.

Dockside:
- Submarine Oilliphéist (Pooka-class) laid down April 1, 1940. 565 tons required. 0 tons added Q4/1940 for a total of 565/565, 0/565 tons remaining until completion. Finishes Q2/1941. Launched.

Haulbowline Naval Yard:
1 Type 2 drydock - Destroyer Contae Chill Mhantáin / County Wicklow laid down October 1st, 1940. 1,350 tons required. 400 tons added Q4/1940 for a total of 400/1350, 950/1350 remaining until completion. Ship will launch on February 5, 1941 and will complete on August 11, 1941.
1 Type 1 drydock - Idle

Dockside:
- Destroyer Contae Mhuineacháin/ County Monaghan laid down January 1st, 1940. 1,350 tons required. 150 tons added Q4/1940 for a total of 1350/1350, 0 tons remaining until completion. Ship finished November 11, 1940.
- Sail-training ship Southern Cross laid down January 1, 1940. 680 tons required. 50 tons Q4/1940 added for a total of 680/680, 0 tons remaining. Completed.
- Cruiser Granuaile repairing from storm damage. 107 tons added to return to 100% repair.

From factories:
Motor Gunboat BGM-10 laid down October 1, 1940, 90 tons added Q4/40. Launched complete October 31st, 1940.

On Trials:
- Pooka running trials.
- Selkie running trials.
- Destroyer Contae Mhuineacháin/ County Monaghan beginning trials.

[SIZE=3]Transactions[/SIZE]
- 356 tons to Britain as Commonwealth loans. (Applied to complete HMS Capable and construct HMS Expert.)

[SIZE=3]Other Notes[/SIZE]
NYA

[SIZE=3]Order of Battle (Irish Naval Service) as of December 31st, 1940[/SIZE]
Note: X (Y)+Z = completed/in service (under repair/refit/rebuild) + under construction.
Cruisers:...............................1(0)+0
Destroyers:...........................9(0)+1
Frigates:...............................3(1)+0
Fishery Patrol Sloops:.............4(0)+0
Submarines:.........................4(0)+4
MGB's:.................................10(0)+0
MTB's:.................................16(0)+0
Mine Sweepers:....................8(0)+0
Submarine Chasers:..............8(0)+0
Motor Lifeboat:.....................1(0)+0
Auxiliaries:...........................2(0)0+2 (export)
Armed Naval Tugs:...............2(0)+0

[SIZE=3]Summary[/SIZE]
NYA

Inter-Commonwealth Lending Program
Totals loaned to date:
- To UK: 1634 tons
- To Canada: 67 tons
- To Australia: 680 tons