Argentine Q3/1933 Report
Seven factories producing 7000tons of warship material a quarter or 2333tons per month
STATUS AS OF 31/09/33
at Bahia Blanca:
1 Type 3 slip N/A
1 Type 1 slips 1933 Class DD 1 149.5 tons per month launched Aug
1 Type 1 slips
1 Type 0 slips Type P Submarine 97.3 tons July only launched end of Feb
1 Type 0 slips N/A
1 Type 0 slips N/A
1 Type 0 slips N/A
1 Type 3 drydock N/A
at Puerto Belgrano:
1 Type 2 slip Hipolito 321.5 tons per month
1 Type 1 slip 1933 Class DD 2 149.5 tons per month launched Aug
2 Type 1 drydock N/A
at Comodoro Rividavia:
1 Type 0 slips Type P Submarine 97.3 tons per month launched May
1 Type 1 slips Mendoza 7 165 tons per month launched Aug
1 Type 2 drydock N/A
2 Type 0 drydocks N/A
Completion 31/09/33
Hipolito 964.5 tons = 22.8% complete
1933 No.1 897 tons = 57.1% complete
1933 No.2 897 tons = 57.1% complete
Mendoza No.7 990 tons = 56.1% complete
P Class 1 973 tons = 100% complete
P Class 2 690.1 tons = 70.9% complete
Both Guardia 618 tons = 100% complete
Small craft: 6x MAS (G) Typo 1000 = 450tons
Refits: N/A
Total construction costs
July tons 1109.1 tons
Aug tons 1011.8 tons
Sept tons 1011.8 tons
Total: 3,582.7 tons
Carry over from Q2= 1,156 tons
Foreign payments:
2363 tons to Germany (2 cruisers last payment for 1st cruiser)
1000 tons to Atlantis for 4 cruisers
1200 tons to Italy for four new 170mm triple turrets
Payments received: None
Total Cost tons: 7,145.7 tons
Carry over to Q4 1933: 10 tons
Order of Battle, 31 September
Note:
Y) +Z = completed/in service (under repair/refit/rebuild) + under construction.
Battleships: 2(0)+0
Battlecruisers: 3(0)+0
Coast Defence Battleships: 0(0)+0
Heavy Cruisers: 3(0)+0
Light Cruisers: 6(0)+2
Destroyer Leaders 2(0)+0
Destroyers: 20(0)+3
Old Destroyers: 0(0)+0
Escorts/ Minesweepers 8(0)+0
Submarines: 2(0)+2
Torpedo Boats: 15(0)+0
Fast Torpedo Craft: 12(0)+6
Gunboats: 5(0)+0
River Gunboats: 18(0)+0
Patrol Gunboats 6(0)+0
Minelayers: 1(0)+0
Training Ships: 1(0)+0
Despatch Vessels: 16(0)+0
Oilers: 1(0)+0
Transports: 7(0)+0
Survey Ships:1(0)+0
Tugboats: 3(0)+0
Crane Ships: 1(0)+0