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Tuesday, August 5th 2014, 4:03pm

Republic of Italy, Q1/45

Italian Naval Construction Summary: 1945 Q1

Patria e Onore



Factories: Italy
25 Total factories.
25 Factories dedicated to production of 25,000 tons of Naval material.
0 factories (designated) dedicated to the production of IP for a total of 0IP. 0 bonus IP for factory dedication.

Factories: East African State
2 Total factories.
2 Factories dedicated to production of 2,000 tons of Naval material.
0 factories (designated) dedicated to the production of IP for a total of 0IP.

Material Transactions:
0t rolled over from Q4/44
2000t from the East African State to Italy
1000t from Argentina to Italy
1650t from Peru to Italy

29650 tons available for use

Naval Construction and Refit Report
Italy


OTO La Spezia
- Type 3 Slipway:
- Type 3 Slipway:
- Type 3 Drydock: Submarines Y-1 through Y-4 laid down, receives 640t. 640t of 1280t assembled. 640t required, estimated launch and estimated completion Q2/45.
- Type 3 Drydock: Submarines Y-5 through Y-8 laid down, receives 640t. 640t of 1280t assembled. 640t required, estimated launch and estimated completion Q2/45.
- Type 1.5 Drydock
- Type 1 Slipway: Auxiliary FRV-S6 laid down, receives 548t. 548t of 2195t assembled. 1647t required, estimated launch Q2/44 and estimated completion Q4/45.

Dockside:
--Destroyer Lorenzo Marcello receives 675t. 2025t of 2700t assembled. 675t required, estimated completion Q2/45.
--Destroyer Angelo Emo receives 675t. 2025t of 2700t assembled. 675t required, estimated completion Q2/45.
--Auxiliary FRV-S1 receives 548t. 1644t of 2195t assembled. 551t required, estimated launch Q4/44 and estimated completion Q2/45.

Orlando Taranto
- Type 4 Slipway:
- Type 4 Drydock:
- Type 3 Slipway:
- Type 3 Drydock: Submarines X-1 through X-2 laid down, receives 1183t. 1183t of 3550t assembled. 2367t required, estimated launch and estimated completion Q3/45.
- Type 3 Drydock: Submarines X-3 through X-4 laid down, receives 1183t. 1183t of 3550t assembled. 2367t required, estimated launch and estimated completion Q3/45.
- Type 1.5 Drydock:
- Type 1 Slipway: Auxiliary FRV-S7 laid down, receives 548t. 548t of 2195t assembled. 1647t required, estimated launch Q2/44 and estimated completion Q4/45.

Dockside:
--Battleship Dante Alighieri receives 3000t. 30,000t of 45,275t assembled. 15,275t required, estimated completion Q3/46.
--Destroyer Lorenzo Marcello receives 675t. 2025t of 2700t assembled. 675t required, estimated completion Q2/45.
--Auxiliary FRV-S2 receives 548t. 1644t of 2195t assembled. 551t required, estimated launch Q4/44 and estimated completion Q2/45.

Napoli di Castellammare
- Type 3 Slipway:
- Type 3 Drydock: Aircraft Carrier Europa drydocked for reconstruction: receives 2001t. 8004t of 12011t assembled. 4007t required, estimated refloating and estimated completion Q3/45.
- Type 1 Slipway: Auxiliary FRV-S8 laid down, receives 548t. 548t of 2195t assembled. 1647t required, estimated launch Q2/44 and estimated completion Q4/45.
- Type 1.5 Drydock: Submarines V-1 through V-2 laid down, receives 320t. 320t of 640t assembled. 320t required, estimated launch and estimated completion Q2/45.

Dockside:
--Destroyer Sebastiano Venier receives 675t. 2025t of 2700t assembled. 675t required, estimated completion Q2/45.
--Auxiliary FRV-S3 receives 548t. 1644t of 2195t assembled. 551t required, estimated launch Q4/44 and estimated completion Q2/45.

Marghera Fincantieri, Venezia
- Type 3 Slipway:
- Type 3 Slipway:
- Type 3 Drydock:
- Type 1 Slipway: Auxiliary FRV-S9 laid down, receives 548t. 548t of 2195t assembled. 1647t required, estimated launch Q2/44 and estimated completion Q4/45.
- Type 1 Drydock

Dockside:
--Auxiliary FRV-S4 receives 548t. 1644t of 2195t assembled. 551t required, estimated launch Q4/44 and estimated completion Q2/45.

CRDA Trieste
-Type 4 slipway: Aircraft Carrier Giuseppe Cei laid down, receives 2992t. 4575t of 16000t assembled. 11425t required, estimated launch Q4/45 and estimated completion Q4/46.
-Type 4 slipway:

Dockside:
-Battleship Leonardo da Vinci receives 3000t. 39,000t of 45,275t assembled. 6,275t required, estimated completion Q4/45.

Messina di Castellammare
- Type 4 Drydock
- Type 3 Slipway:
- Type 3 Slipway:
- Type 3 Drydock: Cruiser Duca degli Abruzzi drydocked for reconstruction: receives 1316t. 1316t of 3950t assembled. 2634t required, re-floated and completed Q3/45.
- Type 1 Slipway: Auxiliary FRV-S10 laid down, receives 548t. 548t of 2195t assembled. 1647t required, estimated launch Q2/44 and estimated completion Q4/45.

Dockside:
-- Destroyer Agostino Barbarigo receives 675t. 2700t of 2700t assembled. 0t required, completed Q1/45.
-- Destroyer Andrea Dandolo receives 675t. 2700t of 2700t assembled. 0t required, completed Q1/45.
--Auxiliary FRV-S5 receives 548t. 1644t of 2195t assembled. 551t required, estimated launch Q4/44 and estimated completion Q2/45.

Fincantieri Cagliari
- Type 3 Drydock: Cruiser Duca d'Aosta drydocked for reconstruction: receives 1316t. 1316t of 3950t assembled. 2634t required, re-floated and completed Q3/45.
- Type 1 Drydock

Dockside:
-Nine MAS.4490 Class boats constructed, 810t
-Thirteen MAS.4429 Class boats constructed, 413t

East African State

Massawa
- Type 4 Drydock:
- Type 1 Slipway:
- Type 1 Drydock: CDS Massawwa drydocked for reconstruction: receives 485t. 485t of 971t assembled. 486t required, re-floated and completed Q2/45.

Dockside:

Mogadishu
-Type 1 Drydock:

Scraping Report
No ships scrapped

Ships on Trials
Cruisers: San Gregorio Magno, San Sylvestro, San Pietro
Destroyers: Biagio Assereto, Benedetto I Zaccaria, Guglielmo Grasso, Simone Doria, Carlo Zeno, Lamba Doria


Current Order of Battle: Italian Navy
BB. 7(0)+2
CV. 13(1)+1
ACR. 10(0)+0
CL. 19(3)+0
AV. 1(0)+0
DD. 61(0)+8
Submarines. 105(0)+14
Escorts. 93(0)+6
MAS. 323(0)+23
Mine Warfare. 19(0)+0
Auxiliary. 95(0)+5

Current Order of Battle: East African State Navy
1(0)+0 Cruisers
2(0)+0 Coastal Defense ships
1(0)+0 Submarine
20(0)+0 MAS

Infrastructure Projects

Summary of Expenditures
28829t out of 29650t used in Naval construction.
0t out of 29650t used in payments.
0 IP used in Infrastructure Projects
28829t expended Q1/45.
821t rollover to Q2/45.
You smug-faced crowds with kindling eye
Who cheer when soldier lads march by,
Sneak home and pray you'll never know
The hell where youth and laughter go.
-Siegfried Sassoon

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Tuesday, August 5th 2014, 4:11pm

Q1/45 Designs

V-Class H2O2 test boats

Quoted

Date 1945
Coastal
Armament: None
H2O2HP 100
DieselHP 400
CREW 13
Misc Weight 100 (representative of additional safety measures put in place for the H2O2 systems and other non-standard equipment relating to H2O2)
wt fuel&batts 30
Light weight 241
kerb wt 271
disp 320
res buoyancy 15%
Max Surf Spd 10.7knts
Max Sub Spd 6.7knts

L: 40m
Beam: 4m
D: 4m
Crush depth 225
#TT 0
Tons: Oil 20
Tons H2O2: 10

Surface Range: 3063@10knts
Underwater range: 1375@4knts


X-Class Fleet Subs

Quoted

Date 1945
Oceanic
Armament: 2x 25 in hydrodynamic mounting
ElecHP 3000
DieselHP 3600
CREW 43
Misc weight 20 (representative of 25mm AA guns, Snorkel and radar)
wt fuel&batts 560
Light weight 1225
kerb wt 1445
disp 1775
res buoyancy 19%
Max Surf Spd 15.5knts
Max Sub Spd 14.2knts

L 75.0m
Beam 8.6m
D 5.5m
Crush depth 317.5
#TT 6 x 533mm (6 bow)
Mines 20 (used to sim reload torps)
Tons Oil 200.0
Tons Battery 360.0

Surface Range 10350@10knts
Underwater range 715@4knts


Y-Class Coastal Subs

Quoted

Date 1945
Coastal
Armament 1x 25 in hydrodynamic mount
ElecHP 600
DieselHP 400
CREW 14
Misc Weight 15 (representative of 25mm AA gun, Snorkel and radar)
wt fuel&batts 70
Light weight 227
kerb wt 271
disp 320
res buoyancy 15%
Max Surf Spd 10.7knts
Max Sub Spd 12.2knts

L 40m
Beam 4m
D 4m
Crush depth 225
#TT 4 x 533mm (4 bow)
Mines 4 (used to sim reload torps)
Tons Oil 40.0
Tons Battery 30.0

Surface Range 6125@10knts
Underwater range 177@4knts


Duca degli Abruzzi Class Reconstruction

Quoted

Duca degli Abruzzi , Italian Cruiser laid down 1934 (Engine 1945)

Displacement:
7,900 t light; 8,354 t standard; 9,777 t normal; 10,916 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
579.02 ft / 557.74 ft x 65.62 ft x 18.70 ft (normal load)
176.48 m / 170.00 m x 20.00 m x 5.70 m

Armament:
8 - 5.98" / 152 mm guns (4x2 guns), 99.21lbs / 45.00kg shells, 1934 Model
Dual purpose guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
16 - 2.99" / 76.0 mm guns (8x2 guns), 14.86lbs / 6.74kg shells, 1945 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships, 2 raised mounts - superfiring
16 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (4x4 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1934 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
12 - 0.98" / 25.0 mm guns (6x2 guns), 0.48lbs / 0.22kg shells, 1934 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 1,062 lbs / 482 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 400

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 3.94" / 100 mm 328.08 ft / 100.00 m 10.47 ft / 3.19 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Main Belt covers 90 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 5.31" / 135 mm 2.76" / 70 mm 3.94" / 100 mm
2nd: 1.18" / 30 mm 0.79" / 20 mm 0.79" / 20 mm
3rd: 0.39" / 10 mm - -
4th: 0.39" / 10 mm - -

- Armour deck: 2.36" / 60 mm, Conning tower: 5.31" / 135 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 66,000 shp / 49,236 Kw = 31.02 kts
Range 4,000nm at 25.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2,562 tons

Complement:
491 - 639

Cost:
£3.093 million / $12.371 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 143 tons, 1.5 %
Armour: 2,059 tons, 21.1 %
- Belts: 581 tons, 5.9 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 317 tons, 3.2 %
- Armour Deck: 1,108 tons, 11.3 %
- Conning Tower: 52 tons, 0.5 %
Machinery: 1,667 tons, 17.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 3,681 tons, 37.6 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,877 tons, 19.2 %
Miscellaneous weights: 350 tons, 3.6 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
17,901 lbs / 8,120 Kg = 167.1 x 6.0 " / 152 mm shells or 2.4 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.25
Metacentric height 4.0 ft / 1.2 m
Roll period: 13.8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 52 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.19
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.04

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has rise forward of midbreak
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.500
Length to Beam Ratio: 8.50 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 27.31 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 58 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 30.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 3.28 ft / 1.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 31.17 ft / 9.50 m
- Forecastle (26 %): 21.33 ft / 6.50 m
- Mid (60 %): 21.33 ft / 6.50 m (13.12 ft / 4.00 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (25 %): 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
- Stern: 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
- Average freeboard: 19.07 ft / 5.81 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 73.1 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 185.1 %
Waterplane Area: 25,357 Square feet or 2,356 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 142 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 100 lbs/sq ft or 487 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.97
- Longitudinal: 1.35
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

50t RaA.6 Air Search radar
20t RaA.5 Air Search radar
20t RaS.4 Surface Search radar
30t 2 x GDR1R FC Systems
30t 6 x GDR5 FC Systems
40t Improved 152mm mountings (5t per gun)
50t Improved AA mountings
45t Enhanced Command Facilities
25t Emergency Diesel
20t Construction Reserve


Massawwa Reconstruction. Sister Asmara to follow in Q3

Quoted

Asmara, East African Coastal Defence Ship laid down 1925 (Engine 1945)

Displacement:
1,941 t light; 2,053 t standard; 2,227 t normal; 2,367 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
242.77 ft / 229.66 ft x 45.93 ft x 11.38 ft (normal load)
74.00 m / 70.00 m x 14.00 m x 3.47 m

Armament:
4 - 7.99" / 203 mm guns (2x2 guns), 276.24lbs / 125.30kg shells, 1925 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread
4 - 2.99" / 76.0 mm guns in single mounts, 14.26lbs / 6.47kg shells, 1945 Model
Automatic rapid fire guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, all amidships
8 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns in single mounts, 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1945 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
16 - 0.79" / 20.0 mm guns (1x16 guns), 0.24lbs / 0.11kg shells, 1925 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mount
on side
Weight of broadside 1,178 lbs / 534 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 100
5 - 23.6" / 600 mm above water torpedoes

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 3.94" / 100 mm 110.24 ft / 33.60 m 8.14 ft / 2.48 m
Ends: 0.79" / 20 mm 119.39 ft / 36.39 m 8.14 ft / 2.48 m
Upper: 0.79" / 20 mm 110.24 ft / 33.60 m 8.01 ft / 2.44 m
Main Belt covers 74 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 3.94" / 100 mm 2.76" / 70 mm 2.76" / 70 mm
2nd: 1.18" / 30 mm 0.79" / 20 mm 0.79" / 20 mm
3rd: 0.39" / 10 mm 0.39" / 10 mm -
4th: 0.39" / 10 mm - -

- Armour deck: 1.57" / 40 mm, Conning tower: 2.76" / 70 mm

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion generators,
Electric motors, 2 shafts, 5,800 shp / 4,327 Kw = 18.00 kts
Range 3,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 314 tons

Complement:
161 - 210

Cost:
£0.668 million / $2.672 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 138 tons, 6.2 %
Armour: 628 tons, 28.2 %
- Belts: 238 tons, 10.7 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 145 tons, 6.5 %
- Armour Deck: 235 tons, 10.6 %
- Conning Tower: 10 tons, 0.5 %
Machinery: 146 tons, 6.6 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,004 tons, 45.1 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 286 tons, 12.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 25 tons, 1.1 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
4,106 lbs / 1,862 Kg = 16.1 x 8.0 " / 203 mm shells or 1.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.13
Metacentric height 1.9 ft / 0.6 m
Roll period: 13.8 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.71
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.02

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.649
Length to Beam Ratio: 5.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 15.15 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 62 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 49
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 23.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 6.56 ft / 2.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 15.42 ft / 4.70 m
- Forecastle (26 %): 13.78 ft / 4.20 m
- Mid (50 %): 13.78 ft / 4.20 m
- Quarterdeck (26 %): 13.78 ft / 4.20 m
- Stern: 13.78 ft / 4.20 m
- Average freeboard: 13.95 ft / 4.25 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 69.6 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 77.2 %
Waterplane Area: 8,074 Square feet or 750 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 109 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 87 lbs/sq ft or 426 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.86
- Longitudinal: 3.85
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is cramped
You smug-faced crowds with kindling eye
Who cheer when soldier lads march by,
Sneak home and pray you'll never know
The hell where youth and laughter go.
-Siegfried Sassoon