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THE REPUBLIC OF ARGENTINA: Q2/1943 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

C. Unit Relocations

Lepoardo and Tigre commission and join the 7th Destroyer Squadron at Bahia Blanca on 20 July
Corrientes and Misiones commission and join the 6th Destroyer Squadron at Viedma on 26 June
Almirante Irizar commissions and joins the Auxiliary Squadron at Puerto Deseado on 14 July
Two MZ1 LCV, LC9 and LC10 commission and join the 2nd Landing Craft Flotilla at Bahia Blanca Corrientes and Misiones (old vessels) decommissioned and allocated reserve designations RTS-430 and RTS-431 on 1 May
RTS-708 to RTS-714 commissioned as M25-31 and join 5th MTB Squadron at Comodoro Rivadavia and M30 and M31 join 6th MTB Squadron at Puerto Santa Cruz

D. Navy Programme

Resources Allocated: 5,000 tons
Previous Surplus: 676 tons
Unused Scrap: 0t
Construction Requirements (See Appendix A): 5,365.5 tons
Total surplus: 1,453 tons
Scrap Available: 142.5 tons

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: 2 (1) + 0
Heavy Cruisers: 2 + 0
Light Cruisers: 12 + 1 (plus one rated as gunnery training ship)
Destroyer Leaders 1 + 0
Destroyers: 36 + 0 (plus 5 laid up)
Submarines: 8 + 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 + 1
Small River Gunboats: 10 + 0
MTBs: 35 + 0 (plus 9 laid up)
Motor Minesweepers: 16 + 0
Landing Craft: 10 + 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: 2 + 0
Tugboats: 11 + 0
Crane Ships: 1 + 0

G. Miscellaneous Works
Avispón 25% refit, in port, total cost 1,400 tons taking 3.5 months. 1,200 tons spent this quarter for 1,200 tons with 0.5 months left.

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 5,560 tons
Completion due 1 December 1943

S-1a:
Corrientes Project 454 Corrientes Class Torpedo Boat
Laid Down: 1 July 1942
Launched: 15 November 1942
96 tons this quarter for 960 tons
Completed 1 May 1943

S-1b:
Misiones Project 454 Corrientes Class Torpedo Boat
Laid Down: 1 July 1942
Launched: 15 November 1942
96 tons this quarter for 960 tons
Completed 1 May 1943

S-0a:

S-0b:

S-0c:

S-0d: Being upgraded to Type 1, 0.2IP received this quarter for a total of 0.4IP

D-3: RTS-422 (Leopardo) 50% rebuild (25% cost), cost of refit 498 tons taking 5.5 months plus repairs costing 192 tons for a total of 690 tons. 276 tons this quarter for 690 tons, completed 16 June 1943

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 5,648 tons
Completion due 15 October 1943

S-1:
Almirante Irizar Project 712 Class Survey Ship
Laid Down: 1 July 1942
Launched: 1 November 1942
97.5 tons this quarter for 990 tons
Completed 1 May 1943

D-1a: RTS-708 and RTS-709 50% rebuild, cost of refit 25 tons taking 1 month, completed this quarter

D-1b: RTS-710 and RTS-711 50% rebuild, cost of refit 25 tons taking 1 month, completed this quarter


Tandanor Comodoro Rividavia:

S-1:

S-0:

D-2: RTS-425 (Tigre) 50% rebuild (25% cost), cost of refit 498 tons taking 5.5 months plus repairs costing 60 tons for a total of 558 tons. 223 tons this quarter for 558 tons, completed 16 June 1943

D-1a: RTS-712 and RTS-713 50% rebuild, cost of refit 25 tons taking 1 month, completed this quarter


D-0a: RTS-714 50% rebuild, cost of refit 25 tons taking 1 month, completed this quarter


AFNE Paraguay at Encarnation:

S-0:

D-0: RTS-432 (ex-Rio Paraguay) scrapping, taking 3.5 months with 182.25 tons recoverable.

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