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Argentine Q4/1935 Report

Seven factories producing 105000tons of warship material a quarter or 3500tons per month (see below)

NOTE: Argentina is in the first quarter of a war economy for a period of up to two quarters (Q2 1936).

STATUS AS OF 31/12/35
At Bahia Blanca:
1 Type 3 slip CA La Argentina 490 tons per month
1 Type 1 slip Torpedo Destroyer A 125.2 tons per month (launched Nov)
1 Type 1 slip N/A
1 Type 0 slip Chaco Class C05 73.5 tons per month (complete Oct) Chaco Class C09 73.5 tons per month (begun Dec 1935)
1 Type 0 slip Chaco Class C06 73.5 tons per month (complete Oct) Chaco Class C10 73.5 tons per month (begun Dec 1935)
1 Type 0 slip Chaco Class C07 73.5 tons per month (complete Oct) Chaco Class CA1 73.5 tons per month (begun Dec 1935)
1 Type 0 slip N/A
1 Type 3 drydock Cruiser Capitan Peron 571 tons per month (repairs to complete Q3/36)
At Puerto Belgrano:
1 Type 2 slip
1 Type 1 slip N/A
1 Type 1 drydock Destroyer Salto (repairs to complete end Dec)
1 Type 1 drydock Destroyer Leader Sarandi (256 tons per month repairs completed Dec)
At Comodoro Rividavia:
1 Type 0 slip Chaco Class C08 73.5 tons per month (complete Oct) Chaco Class CA2 73.5 tons per month (begun Dec 1935)
1 Type 1 slip Torpedo Destroyer B 125.2 tons per month
1 Type 2 drydock Cruiser Fortazela 359 tons per month (repairs to complete Q2/36)
2 Type 0 drydocks N/A

Completion 31/12/35

La Argentina 11,647 tons = 100% complete
Chaco C05 315 tons = 100% complete
Chaco C06 315 tons = 100% complete
Chaco C06 315 tons = 100% complete
Chaco C07 315 tons = 100% complete
Chaco C08 73.5 tons = 23% complete
Chaco C09 73.5 tons = 23% complete
Chaco CA1 73.5 tons = 23% complete
Chaco CA2 73.5 tons = 23% complete
Torpedo Destroyer A 751.2 tons = 58% complete
Torpedo Destroyer B 375.6 tons = 29% complete

Small craft:
2x Project 611L2 Class Patrol Boats = 352 tons

Refits:

War Repairs:
Salto 296 tons (six months in dry dock 590.5 tons total)
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Total needed 3439 tons

Total construction costs
Oct tons 533.6 tons
Nov tons 239.6 tons
Dec tons 533.6 tons

Total: 1658.8 tons
Carry over from Q3= 69.5 tons

Foreign payments:
1631.5 tons to Germany for 1 cruiser (final payment)
1840 tons to Japan for 2 carriers
1252 tons to Italy for Lease Arrangement for four DD and six Escorts (Turbine, Aquilone, Borea, Espero, FB04, FB05, FB06, FB07, FB08, FB09
Total: 4723.5 tons

Payments received: N/A

Total Cost tons: 9821.3 tons
Carry over to Q4 1935: 748.2 tons

Order of Battle, 31 December
Note: Y) +Z = completed/in service (under repair/refit/rebuild) + under construction.

Battleships: 2(0) +0
Battlecruisers: 1(0) +0
Coast Defence Battleships: 0(0) +0
Aircraft Carriers: 0(0) +2
Heavy Cruisers: 2(0) +0
Light Cruisers (one rated gunnery training ship): 12(2) +1
Destroyer Leaders 1(1) +0
Destroyers: 20(2) +0
Escorts/ Minesweepers 12 (0) +0 (1 Yacht)
Submarines: 5(0) +0
Torpedo Boats: 7(0) +0
Fast Torpedo Craft: 18(0)
Gunboats: 5(0) +0
River Gunboats: 6(0) +0
Motor River Gunboats: 18(0) +0
Patrol Gunboats 14(0) +2 (Project 611 boats)
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