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[SIZE=3]SAE Quarterly Reports [/SIZE]

No. 17 – January to March 1925


Transfers:

840ts material transferred from Turkey


Factories:

26 factories total can be used.

Fixed factories

12 factories will be fixed to produce infrastructure points for 1925.

Flexible factories

13,601s material necessary to be produced in this quarter (14 factories).

0 factory producing 0,0pts for infrastructure.


Infrastructure points used this quarter:

1,2pts put into a new Type 4 Dock in Cape Town for a total of 2,9pts at the end of Q1


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Minor vessels

Completed Units

13x Flower-class minesweeper
15x Tree-class minesweeper
10x Bush-class minesweeper

7x Planet-class sloops
11x Centaur-class sloops
4x Polar-class sloops
20x S-class sloops

2x Pleiades-class light destroyers

6x Guard-class patrol crafts

4x Mimir-class floatplane carriers

On Trials

4x Pleiades-class light destroyer
- Alkyone running trials until April 25
- Elektra running trials until April 25
- Asterope running trials until April 25
- Sterope running trials until June 25

Ordered Units

2x Bush-class minesweeper (10 month á 53ts material necessary per unit)
- Cornel laid down in Cape Town on a Type 0 slip in June, completed in March 25
- Cranberry laid down in St. Helena on a Type 0 slip in June, completed in March 25

2x Pleiades-class light destroyer (10 month á 60ts material necessary per unit)
- Taygete laid down in Durban on a Type 0 slip in June, completed March 25
- Kaleino laid down in Durban on a Type 0 slip in June, completed March 25

5x River-class frigate (10 month á 60ts material necessary per unit)
- Gariep laid down in Daressalam on a Type 1 slip in March, completed December
- Limpopo laid down in Douala on a Type 1 slip in February, completed November
- Zambezi laid down in Majunga on a Type 1 slip in January, completed October
- Rovuna laid down in Port Louis on a Type 1 slip in January, completed October
- Save Púngoè laid down in Montevideo on a Type 1 slip in February, completed November

4x Turkish Bush-class minesweeper (10 month á 53ts material necessary per unit)
- MS1 laid down on Prince Eduard Islands on a Type 0 slip in January, completed in October
- MS2 laid down in Douala on a Type 0 slip in January, completed in October
- MS3 laid down in Montevideo on a Type 0 slip in January, completed in October
- MS4 laid down in Buenos Aires on a Type 0 slip in January, completed in October

Refits

None


Destroyers

Completed Units

11x Bird-class torpedoboat
12x Cat-class torpedoboat
12x Hound-class torpedoboat

12x Nymph-class destroyer (Type 21)
6x Nymph-class destroyer (Type 23)

On Trials

1x Nymph-class destroyer
- Eupompe running trials until June 25

Ordered Units

1x Nymph-class destroyer (Type 23 - 11 month á 127ts material necessary per unit)
- Eulimene laid down in Daressalam on a Type 1 slip in March, completed in January 25


Class B Cruisers

Completed Units

11x Insect-class torpedoboat
0x Nampula-class light cruiser
5x Pietermaritzburg-class light cruiser
6x Port Shepstone-class light cruiser
6x Santa Fe-class light cruiser
4x Yaounde-class light cruiser
4x Libreville-class light cruiser
4x Rosario-class light cruiser

On Trials

2x CL08-class light cruiser
- Welkom running trials until January 25
- Kimberly running trials until April 25

Ordered Units

1x CL24-class light cruiser (17 month á 465ts material necessary per unit)
- Aurora laid down in Mar del Plata on a Type 2 slip in August 24, completed in December 25

Rebuilds

2x CL08-class light cruiser (7 month á 283ts material necessary per unit)
- Oudtshoorn entering a Type 2 dock in Port Louis in August. Leaving the dock in October 24, the light cruiser will stay in the yard until February 25
- Nampula entering a Type 2 dock in Daressalam in October. Leaving the dock in December 24, the light cruiser will stay in the yard until April 25


Class A Cruisers

Completed Units

1x Colony-class AC
2x General-class AC

On Trials

4x Cape-class armored cruiser
- Cape Lopez running trials until April 25
- Cape Good Hope running trials until May 25
- Cape Corrientes running trials until May 25
- Cape Delgado running trials until April 25

Ordered Units

None


Capital Units

Completed Units

1x Madagascar-class (to be scrapped)
2x Sao Tome-class
2x Hertog-class
4x King-class
2x Mauritius-class
2x South Africa-class
1x Mocambique-class

On Trials

1x Mocambique-class battle cruiser
- Rhodesia running trials until January 25

Ordered Units

1x BB24G-class (37 month á 808ts/month material necessary per unit)
- Ophion laid down on a Type 4 slip in Montevideo in January 24, completed in November 1927

Rebuilds

2x Hertog-class battlecruiser (18 month á 706ts material necessary per unit)
- Hertog Rijnard entering a Type 3 dock in Douala in August. Leaving the dock in March 24, the battlecruiser will stay in the yard.until January 25
- Hertog Alexander entering a Type 3 dock in Cape Town in October. Leaving the dock in May 24, the battlecruiser will stay in the yard.until March 25


Coastal Defence Units

Completed Units

Nonce

Ordered Units

1x CDS23-class (452ts/month material necessary per unit)
- Nagelring laid down on a Type 2 slip in Montevideo in January 24, completed in May 1925


Carriers

Completed Units

1x Wim Kraash-class (converted freighter, rated as experimental, to be replaced by CV25B)

Ordered Units

1x CV25B-class fleet carrier (29 month á 690ts material necessary per unit)
- Hammer laid down in Durban on a Type 4 slip in January, completed in May 27


Class A Submarines

Completed Units

12x E-class submarine
16x F-class submarine
4x J-class submarine

Ordered Units

None


Class B Submarines

Completed Units

14x G-class submarine
15x I-class submarine
12x H-class submarine

Ordered Units

2x K-class submarine (10 month á 46ts material necessary per unit)
- K1 laid down in Durban on a Type 0 slip in January, completed in Oktober
- K2 laid down in Cape Town on a Type 1 slip in January, completed in Oktober


Non-combatants

Completed Units

14x Bay-class tender (several different designs)

Ordered Units

1x TD25-class tender (12 month á 180ts material necessary per unit)
- TD25-1 laid down in Daressalam on a Type 0 slip in January, completed in December

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At the beginning of this quarter the RSAN consists of (units in service only):

38 minesweepers
50 small patrol crafts
53 TB/DDs (does not include 11 TBs with 15cm guns)
40 cruisers category b (does include 11 TBs with 15cm guns)
3 cruisers category a
14 capital units
1 experimental carrier (conversion)
41 submarines category b
32 submarines category a
4 floatplane carriers
14 armed tenders

plus numerous auxiliary vessels of all kind.

Quoted

1x CV25B-class fleet carrier (29 month á 690ts material necessary per unit)
- Hammer laid down in Durban on a Type 4 slip in January, completed in May 27

Got Stats?

Didn´t you know curiosity killed the cat?!

Real stats for all new units will be available in our encyclopedia. What is puplished officially is this:

Hammer, South African Fleetcarrier, laid down 1925

Displacement:
20.000 t standard; 23.974 t normal; 26.700 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
735,30 ft / 721,78 ft x 88,58 ft x 26,25 ft (normal load)
224,12 m / 220,00 m x 27,00 m x 8,00 m

Air Group: 7 squadrons á 12 planes
3 - Fighter Squadrons
4 - Torpedo Bomber / Recon Squadrons

Armament:
8 - 5,91" / 150 mm guns in single mounts, 102,98lbs / 46,71kg shells, 1922 Model
Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
on side, evenly spread
8 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in heavy seas
16 - 3,46" / 88,0 mm guns (8x2 guns), 20,79lbs / 9,43kg shells, 1925 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts

plus light guns

Complement:
963 - 1.252 + 650 air group

Cost:
£4,199 million / $16,795 million

Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily


Frigate 25, South African Frigate, laid down 1925

Displacement:
600 t standard; 856 t normal; 1.039 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
258,98 ft / 255,91 ft x 27,89 ft x 10,50 ft (normal load)
78,94 m / 78,00 m x 8,50 m x 3,20 m

Armament:
4 - 4,13" / 105 mm guns in single mounts, 35,32lbs / 16,02kg shells, 1925 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on centreline ends, evenly spread

plus light guns

Complement:
78 - 102

Cost:
£0,183 million / $0,731 million

Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather


K-class, South African Submarine, laid down 1925

Displacement:
450 t standard; 511 t normal; 542 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
143,86 ft / 143,86 ft x 19,72 ft x 13,12 ft (normal load)
43,85 m / 43,85 m x 6,01 m x 4,00 m

Armament:
1 - 3,46" / 88,0 mm guns in single mounts, 20,79lbs / 9,43kg shells, 1925 Model
Breech loading gun in deck mount
on centreline forward
Weight of broadside 21 lbs / 9 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 120
5 - 21,0" / 533 mm submerged torpedo tubes
4 bow tubes / 1 aft tube

Complement:
53 - 69

Cost:
£0,082 million / $0,327 million


Bay25, South African Tender, laid down 1925

Displacement:
2.157 t light; 2.216 t standard; 2.609 t normal; 2.923 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
229,33 ft / 228,02 ft x 50,85 ft x 13,12 ft (normal load)
69,90 m / 69,50 m x 15,50 m x 4,00 m

Armament:
2 - 4,13" / 105 mm guns in single mounts, 35,32lbs / 16,02kg shells, 1922 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on centreline ends, evenly spread
2 - 3,46" / 88,0 mm guns in single mounts, 20,79lbs / 9,43kg shells, 1924 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships
4 - 0,79" / 20,0 mm guns (2x2 guns), 0,24lbs / 0,11kg shells, 1924 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 113 lbs / 51 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 100

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Direct drive, 2 shafts, 6.702 shp / 5.000 Kw = 18,22 kts
Range 10.000nm at 12,00 kts (Bunkerage = 707 tons)

Complement:
182 - 237

Cost:
£0,386 million / $1,543 million

Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily