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THE REPUBLIC OF ARGENTINA: Q3/1941 REPORT

A. Industrial Output

7 Factories:
Fixed IP: 0
Flexible IP: 0
Ship Tonnage: 7,000 tons

B. Transfers and Acquisitions

2,190 tons to Germany for second battlecruiser (Constelación)
1,000 tons to Chile for the battleship Gideon [final payment]
300 tons to Germany for two Typ 1 class submarines
1,000 tons from Paraguay

C. Unit Relocations
Rivadavia commissions and joins the 2nd Destroyer Division on September 15
One Project 612 MZ1 Landing Craft joins 1st Landing Craft Flotilla on September 1

D. Navy Programme

Resources Allocated: 7,000 tons
Previous Surplus: 624.8 tons
Unused Scrap: 0t
Construction Requirements (See Appendix A): 5,427 tons
Total surplus: 238.8 tons
Scrap Available: 531t [another plus 142.5 tons being recycled which should become available in Q1/42]

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: 3 + (1) + 0
Battlecruisers: 2 + 1
Aircraft Carriers: 3 + 0
Heavy Cruisers: 2 + 0
Light Cruisers: 11 + 1 (plus one rated as gunnery training ship)
Destroyer Leaders 1 + 0
Destroyers: 32 + 0
Submarines: 6 + 0
Torpedo Boats: 7 + 0
Escorts/ Minesweepers: 18 + 0
Yacht/ Sloop: 1 + 0
Patrol Gunboats: 24 + 0 (Project 611 Class boats)
Large River Gunboats: 7 + 0
Small River Gunboats: 20 + 0
MTBs: 21 + 0
Landing Craft: 6 + 0
Training Ships: 3 + 0 (one static drill ship)
Dispatch Vessels: 16 + 0
Patrol Icebreaker: 0 + 1
Oilers: 4 + 0
Transports: 4 + 0
Repair Ships: 1 + 0
Tenders: 0 + 1
Survey Ships: 1 +0
Tugboats: 7 +0
Crane Ships: 1 +0

G. Miscellaneous Works
Pueyrredon (ex-Gideon) commences 25% refit, total cost is 3,899 tons taking 6 months = 1,950 tons per Quarter. To complete Q4/41. 1,950 tons this quarter.

APPENDIX A: DETAILED SHIPBUILDING REPORT

Specifying only slips and docks currently in use. All not mentioned are assumed to be empty.

AFNE Bahia Blanca:
1 Type 3 slip
2 Type 1 slips
4 Type 0 slips
1 Type 3 drydock

Astillero Nav. at Puerto Belgrano:
1 Type 2 slip
1 Type 1 slip
2 Type 1 drydocks

Tandanor at Comodoro Rividavia:
1 Type 1 slip
1 Type 0 slip
1 Type 2 drydock
2 Type 0 drydocks

AFNE Paraguay at Encarnation:
1 Type 0 slip
1 Type 0 drydock


AFNE Bahia Blanca:

S-3a:
Vice Almirante Higgins Project 325 Cruiser/ Minelayer
Laid Down: 1 July 1941
Launched: 1 December 1942
688 tons this quarter for 688 tons
Completion due 1 July 1942

S-1a:
Piedra Buena Project 706D Patrol Icebreaker
Laid Down: 1 October 1940
Launched: 1 April 1941
1,013 tons this quarter for 4,052 tons
Completion due 1 December 1941

S-1b:

S-0a:

Astillero Nav. Puerto Belgrano:

S-2:
Cabo San Antonio Project 708 Class Destroyer Tender
Laid Down: 1 January 1941
Launched: 1 July 1941
1,412 tons this quarter for 4,236 tons
Completion due 15 May 1942

S-1:

D-1a: RTS 120 (ex E105) commences scrapping which takes four months for recoverable amount of 142.5 tons

Tandanor Comodoro Rividavia:

S-1:
Rivadavia Project 423 Class Destroyer
Laid Down: 1 October 1940
Launched: 1 January 1941
164 tons this quarter for 1,625 tons
Completed 20 August 1941

S-0:

AFNE Paraguay at Encarnation:
N/A

Light Craft:
One Project 612 MZ1 Landing Craft 200 tons

Project 325 Vice Almirante Higgins, Argentina Minelayer/Cruiser laid down 1941

Displacement:
2,752 t light; 2,880 t standard; 3,273 t normal; 3,587 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
513.55 ft / 508.53 ft x 43.31 ft x 11.48 ft (normal load)
156.53 m / 155.00 m x 13.20 m x 3.50 m

Armament:
6 - 4.53" / 115 mm guns (3x2 guns), 55.12lbs / 25.00kg shells, 1935 Model
Dual purpose guns in deck mounts with hoists
on centreline ends, majority forward, 1 raised mount - superfiring
12 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (6x2 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1936 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
24 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (4x6 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1935 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side ends, evenly spread, all raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 355 lbs / 161 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 300

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 1.38" / 35 mm 0.79" / 20 mm 0.98" / 25 mm
2nd: 0.39" / 10 mm - -
3rd: 0.47" / 12 mm - -

- Conning tower: 2.76" / 70 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 43,500 shp / 32,451 Kw = 32.05 kts
Range 6,500nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 707 tons

Complement:
216 - 281

Cost:
£1.787 million / $7.148 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 38 tons, 1.2 %
Armour: 34 tons, 1.0 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 20 tons, 0.6 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 13 tons, 0.4 %
Machinery: 1,150 tons, 35.1 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,231 tons, 37.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 521 tons, 15.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 300 tons, 9.2 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
2,314 lbs / 1,049 Kg = 49.9 x 4.5 " / 115 mm shells or 0.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.36
Metacentric height 2.5 ft / 0.7 m
Roll period: 11.6 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.27
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.68

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.453
Length to Beam Ratio: 11.74 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 22.55 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 55 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 30
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 12.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 23.62 ft / 7.20 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 20.01 ft / 6.10 m
- Mid (50 %): 18.04 ft / 5.50 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 18.04 ft / 5.50 m
- Stern: 18.04 ft / 5.50 m
- Average freeboard: 19.02 ft / 5.80 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 133.9 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 229.7 %
Waterplane Area: 14,082 Square feet or 1,308 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 112 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 46 lbs/sq ft or 226 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.60
- Longitudinal: 1.57
- Overall: 0.66
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is cramped
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

126 tons for 180 1,400lb Mines
100 tons for accomdation for 50 cadets
20 tons for 2x Depth Charge Racks and 2x DCT with 40x DC
20 tons for electronics
30 tons growth