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THE REPUBLIC OF ARGENTINA: Q3/1946 REPORT

A. Industrial Output

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

B. Transfers and Acquisitions

1,000 tons from Paraguay

C. Unit Relocations

ARA Fortaleza commissions and joins 3rd Cruiser Squadron at Comodoro Rivadavia on 1 August
ARA Patagonia re-joins 2nd Battle Squadron on completion of post-refit trials on 30 September
ARA P-5 and P-6 commission and join 1st Patrol Squadron at Viedma on 30 June
ARA G-5 and G-6 decommissioned on 11 May

D. Navy Programme

Resources Allocated: 7,000 tons
Previous Surplus: 1,860.5 tons
Unused Scrap: 0 tons
Construction Requirements (See Appendix A): 8,732 tons
Total surplus: 1,128.5 tons
Scrap Available: 0 tons

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 + 0
Battlecruisers: 3 + 0
Aircraft Carriers: 3 + 0
Heavy Cruisers: 1 + 0
Light Cruisers: 12 + 1
Cruiser/ Minelayer: 1 + 0
Destroyer Leaders 1 + 0
Destroyers: 45 + 0
Submarines: 8 + 0
Torpedo Boats: 7 + 0
Escort Ships: 8 + 0
Minesweepers: 6 + 2
Motor Minesweepers: 28 + 0
Yacht/ Sloop: 1 + 0
Patrol Gunboats: 24 + 0
Large River Gunboats: 7 + 0
Small River Gunboats: 10 + 0
MTBs: 43 + 0
Landing Craft: 12 + 0
Training Ships: 4 + 0
Dispatch Vessels: 0 + 0
Patrol Icebreaker: 1 + 0
Oilers: 6 + 0
Water Tankers: 1 + 0
Transports: 4 + 1
Repair Ships: 1 + 0
Destroyer Tenders: 2 + 0
Submarine Tenders: 1 + 0
River Craft Tender: 1 + 0
Survey Ships: 4 + 0
Tugboats: 17 + 0
Crane Ships: 1 + 0

Prefectura Naval Argentina
Patrol Ships: 2 + 0
Fast Patrol Vessels: 1 + 0
River Patrol Vessels: 3 + 0

G. Miscellaneous Works

T-104 and T-105 25% refit (15% cost), cost 93 tons taking 2.5 months each, completed this quarter, 186 tons total cost

DETAILED SHIPBUILDING REPORT

AFNE Bahia Blanca:

S-3a:
Delante Project 326A Class Light Cruiser
Laid Down: 1 January 1946
Launched: 1 August 1946
1,390 tons this quarter for 4,170 tons
Completion due 1 July 1947

Fortaleza Project 326A Class Light Cruiser
Laid Down: 1 January 1945
Launched: 1 August 1945
932 tons this quarter for 7,882 tons
Completed 1 July 1946

S-1a:

S-1b:

S-1c:

S-1d:

S-0a:

S-0b:

D-3a: ARA Patagonia, 25% refit taking 9 months for a total cost of 6,222 tons, 2,074 tons this quarter for 6,222 tons, completed this quarter.

Astillero Nav. Puerto Belgrano:

S-2a:
Bahia San Blas Project 717 Troop Transport
Laid Down: 1 January 1946
Launched: 15 May 1946
948 tons this quarter for 2,844 tons
Completion due 1 February 1947

S-1a:

D-1a

D-1b:
ARA Hipolito Bouchard, 25% refit, costing 1,069 tons taking 3 months, completed this quarter

Tandanor Comodoro Rividavia:

S-1a:
Chiquillan Project 621 Class Minesweeper
Laid Down: 1 July 1946
Launched: 1 September 1946
357 tons this quarter for 357 tons
Completion due 15 October 1946

S-0a:
Chulupi Project 621 Class Minesweeper
Laid Down: 1 July 1946
Launched: 1 September 1946
357 tons this quarter for 357 tons
Completion due 15 October 1946

D-2a:
ARA Comodore Py, 25% refit, costing 1,069 tons taking 3 months, completed this quarter

D-1a:

D-1b:

AFNE Paraguay at Encarnation:

S-0a:

D-0a:

Light Craft:
Two Project 618A Class Patrol Boats, 175 tons each, totalling 350 tons