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THE REPUBLIC OF ARGENTINA: Q4/1942 REPORT

A. Industrial Output

7 Factories:
Fixed IP: 2
Flexible IP: 0
Ship Tonnage: 5,000 tons

B. Transfers and Acquisitions

1,000 tons from Paraguay
460 tons to the Philippines for 23 MAS-type craft

C. Unit Relocations

Constelación commissions and joins the Battlecruiser Squadron at Bahia Blanca on 19 November
Pantera and Jaguar commission and join newly formed 7th Destroyer Squadron at Bahia Blanca on 28 December
Two MZ1 LCV, LC5 and LC6 commission and join the 1st Landing Craft Flotilla at Bahia Blanca on 20 December
23 MAS vessels transferred from Philippines all allocated reserve numbers pending refit RTS-701 to RTS-724

D. Navy Programme

Resources Allocated: 5,000 tons
Previous Surplus: 1,345.5 tons
Unused Scrap: 0t
Construction Requirements (See Appendix A): 4,530.5 tons
Total surplus: 2,325 tons
Scrap Available: 0 tons [plus 278 tons being recycled which becomes available in Q1/43 plus another 142.5 tons available Q2/43]

E. Infrastructure Programme

Resources Allocated: 0.2 IP
Previous Surplus: 0 IP
Resources Used: 0.2 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 + 0
Battlecruisers: 3 + 0
Aircraft Carriers: 3 + 0
Heavy Cruisers: 2 + 0
Light Cruisers: 12 + 1 (plus one rated as gunnery training ship)
Destroyer Leaders 1 + 0
Destroyers: 34 + 0 (plus 7 laid up)
Submarines: 8 + 0
Torpedo Boats: 7 + 2
Escorts/ Minesweepers: 18 + 0
Yacht/ Sloop: 1 + 0
Patrol Gunboats: 24 + 0 (Project 611 Class boats)
Large River Gunboats: 7 + 1
Small River Gunboats: 10 + 0
MTBs: 21 + 0 (23 in reserve pending refit)
Landing Craft: 6 + 0
Training Ships: 3 + 0 (plus two static drill ships)
Dispatch Vessels: 16 + 0
Patrol Icebreaker: 1 + 0
Oilers: 5 + 0
Transports: 4 + 0
Repair Ships: 1 + 0
Tenders: 1 + 1
Survey Ships: 1 + 1
Tugboats: 11 + 0
Crane Ships: 1 + 0

G. Miscellaneous Works


DETAILED SHIPBUILDING REPORT

AFNE Bahia Blanca:

S-3a:
Santisima Trinidad Project 326A Class Light Cruiser
Laid Down: 1 July 1942
Launched: 1 February 1943
1,390 tons this quarter for 2,780 tons
Completion due 1 December 1943

S-1a:
Corrientes Project 454 Corrientes Class Torpedo Boat
Laid Down: 1 July 1942
Launched: 15 November 1942
288 tons this quarter for 576 tons
Completion due 1 May 1943

S-1b:
Misiones Project 454 Corrientes Class Torpedo Boat
Laid Down: 1 July 1942
Launched: 15 November 1942
288 tons this quarter for 576 tons
Completion due 1 May 1943

S-0a:

S-0b:

S-0c:

S-0d:

D-3: RTS421 (Pantera) 50% rebuild (25% cost), cost of refit 498 tons taking 5.5 months plus repairs costing 140 tons for a total of 638 tons. 254 tons this quarter for 638 tons, completed

Astillero Nav. Puerto Belgrano:

S-2:
Cabo San Francisco de Paula Project 708 Class Destroyer Tender
Laid Down: 1 July 1942
Launched: 1 February 1943
1,412 tons this quarter for 2,824 tons
Completion due 15 October 1943

S-1:
Almirante Irizar Project 712 Class Survey Ship
Laid Down: 1 July 1942
Launched: 1 November 1942
297.5 tons this quarter for 595 tons
Completion due 1 May 1943

D-1a:

D-1b:

Tandanor Comodoro Rividavia:


S-1:

S-0:

D-2: RTS420 (Jaguar) 50% rebuild (25% cost), cost of refit 498 tons taking 5.5 months plus repairs costing 80 tons for a total of 578 tons. 231 tons this quarter for 578 tons, completed

D-0a:

D-0b: Being upgraded to Type 1, 0.2IP received this quarter plus 0.2IP dedicated factory IP for total 1.0IP. Upgrade completed end of this quarter.

AFNE Paraguay at Encarnation:

S-0:
Rio Paraguay Project 617 Class River Battleship
Laid Down: 1 January 1942
Launched: 1 April 1942
0 tons this quarter for 1,215 tons
Free-floating but incomplete and construction halted for forseeable future.

D-0:

Light Craft:
Two Project 612 Type 6A (MZ1) Class Landing Craft. 200 tons each, total 400 tons