Argentine Q1/1933 Report
Seven factories producing 7000tons of warship material a quarter or 2333tons per month
STATUS AS OF 31/01/33
at Bahia Blanca:
1 Type 3 slip N/A
1 Type 1 slips Mendoza 4 165 tons per month
1 Type 1 slips Mendoza 5 165 tons per month
1 Type 0 slips Type P Submarine 97.3 tons per month launched end of Feb
1 Type 0 slips Guardia 3 64.5 tons per month
1 Type 0 slips Guardia 4 64.5 tons per month
1 Type 0 slips N/A
1 Type 3 drydock N/A
at Puerto Belgrano:
1 Type 2 slip Comodore Py 321.5 tons per month (Jan 323.5tons)
1 Type 1 slip Mendoza 6 165 tons per month
2 Type 1 drydock N/A
at Comodoro Rividavia:
1 Type 0 slips Type P Submarine 97.3 tons per month laid down March
1 Type 1 slips N/A
1 Type 2 drydock N/A
2 Type 0 drydocks N/A
Completion 31/01/33
Mendoza 4 = complete end Feb
Mendoza 5 = complete end Feb
Mendoza 6 = complete end Feb
Comodore Py 3858 tons = 91.2% complete
P Class 1 583.8 tons = 60% complete
P Class 2 97.3 tons = 10% complete
Both Guardia 193.5 tons = 31.3% complete
Small ships: 2x Project 611 = 354 tons
Refits:
Total construction costs
Jan tons 1044.8 tons
Feb tons 1042.8 tons
Mar tons 645.1 tons
Total: 3086.7 tons
Carry over from Q4= 2381.6 tons
Foreign payments:
2363 tons to Germany (2 cruisers)
2500 tons to Atlantis for (4 cruisers)
857 tons Atlantis for cruiser
Payments received:
175 tons from Columbia for Project 611 licence
Total Cost tons
Carry over to Q2 1933: 749.9 tons
Order of Battle, 31 January
Note:
Y) +Z = completed/in service (under repair/refit/rebuild) + under construction.
Battleships: 2(0)+0
Battlecruisers: 3(0)+0
Coast Defence Battleships: 0(0)+0
Heavy Cruisers: 3(0)+0
Light Cruisers: 5(0)+4
Destroyer Leaders 2(0)+0
Destroyers: 20(0)+0
Old Destroyers: 0(0)+0
Escorts/ Minesweepers 6(0)+2
Submarines: 2(0)+2
Torpedo Boats: 15(0)+0
Fast Torpedo Craft: 12(0)+0
Gunboats: 5(0)+2
River Gunboats: 18(0)+0
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