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Indian Naval Developments - Q4/1932

Note: WAR ECONOMY rules are still in effect this quarter. “W00t”, and what-not.

A. Industrial Allocation

9 of 11 factories producing warship materials for 13,500 t, plus a stockpile of 734 t and deliveries of 2,803 t (278 t from China, the balance from Peru), for a total of 17,037 t. 16,184 t are used, leaving a stockpile of 853 t.

2 of 11 factories are dedicated to infrastructure production and produce 0.2 pts + 0.2 bonus points, plus 0.1 pt war economy pts + 0.05 bonus war economy pts. It’s 0.05 because the 0.1 pt war economy production has only been in effect for half a year.

Turkey transfers over 0.3 IP for its battleship, for a grand total of 0.85 IP

B. Infrastructure Development

The Type 1 drydock at Chennai continues expansion to a Type 4 drydock, and receives 0.45 pts, leaving 2.15 pts to go.

0.4 points are transferred to COSINE.

C. Naval Construction

At As Salif

AR Otta patches up DD Srinigar (92 t), TB T-19 (28 t), and two MTB (14 t total)
AR Otta refits seven local fishing craft to service as harbour patrol boats, using 163 t.

At Mumbai

S3: CV Talwar receives 1,916 t, launched 31/12/32
S2: CL Indore receives 1,326 t
S1: SS I-28 receives 435 t, launched 30/11/32
Free-floating: Submarine Tender PO Surinder Grival receives 249 t, completes refit to service.
Free-floating: LSI General Jaswinder Kumar receives 435 t, completes refit to service.
Free-floating: Two ocean-going tugs refitted to service, receive 524 t in total

At Diego Garcia

D1: Idle

At Male

D1: Idle
Free-floating: Freighter Orissa begins refit to service as boom carrier, receives 900 t
Free-floating: PC Kantabanji receives 164 t, completed 15/11/32

At Trincomalee

S1: Survey Ship Kanchenhenga receives 300 t, launched 31/10/32
S0: Idle
D2: Peruvian BB Huascar continues reconstruction, receives 2,323 t
Free-floating: Survey ship Sri Pada receives 117 t, completed 15/11/32
Free-floating: LSI Colonel Jyoti Malhotra receives 1000 t, completes refit to service 31/12/32
Free-floating: Two trawlers refitted to service as mobile gate vessels, receive 198 t total
Free-floating: One tug refitted to service as a mooring vessel, receives 213 t.

At Chennai

S3: Turkish BB Mahmudieh receives 2,247 t, launched 30/11/32
S2: Idle
S1: Idle
D2: Idle
D1: Undergoing Expansion
Free-floating: LSI General Kumar Patil receives 435 t, completes refit to service 15/11/32
Free-floating: CL Ahmadabad receives 1,326 t
Free-floating: PC Ambikapur receives 164 t, completed 15/11/32
Free-floating: One trawler refitted to service as netlayer, costs 318 t

At Sittwe

S1: Idle
S0: Idle
D0: Idle
Free-floating: Chinese frigate Yamlai receives 250 t, completed 15/12/32
Free-floating: PC Titlagarh receives 234 t, completed 20/12/32
Free-floating: PC Boran receives 234 t, completed 20/12/32

Commercial yards build three A-1 type anti-submarine launches, using 579 t

D. Transactions

A good number of small civilian craft are bought up...

E. Other Notes

No operations affected by El Derretir.

Substantive work to BB Huascar is complete, and payment is received in full, but final touches will take until 31/1/33 to complete.

Chinese frigate Yamlai handed over to China, late December.

DD Veraval, LCV-4 to -6, AH Dayaa, PP Shiilguri and Orai, SS I-27, CM L-8 to -10, LSI Bindra complete trials.

LCV 7, 8 & 9 continue trials

4 PC, 3 LSI, 1 AT, seven harbour patrol defence craft, four harbour defence craft and two tugs commence trials

New units laid down this quarter: none. 7 PH, 5 AN, 2 AU begin refits to service.

F. Updated Order of Battle, 31/12/32

Assuming no losses in Q4...

Note: Y)+Z = completed (under repair/refit) + under construction

Major Warships

Battleships (BB): 3(0)+0
Aircraft Carriers (CV): 1(0)+1
Heavy Cruisers (CA): 5(0)+0
Light Cruisers (CL): 13(0)+2
Destroyers (DD): 38(0)+0
Torpedo Boats (TB): 1(0)+0
Submarines (SS): 26(0)+1
Monitors (BM): 2(0)+0

Patrol and Escort Ships

Seaplane Carriers (CVS): 3(0)+0
Frigates (PF): 4(0)+0
Paratraatii (PP): 10(0)+0
Charavaahii (PC): 30(0)+0
Survey Ships (PS): 1(0)+1

Coastal Forces

Motor Torpedo Boats (MTB): 57+0
ASW Launches (ASL): 50(0)+0
Harbour Patrol Craft (PH): 7(0)+0

Mine Warfare

Minelayers (CM): 11(0)+0
Minesweepers (AM): 22(0)+0

Fleet Train

Oilers (AO): 3(0)+0
Tenders (AT): 9(0)+0
Repair Ships (AR): 1(0)+0
Hospital Ships (AH): 1(0)+0
Harbour Defence Vessels (AN): 4(0)+1
Ocean-going Tugs (AU): 2(0)+0

Amphibious Assault

Landing Ship, Command (LSC): 1(0)+0
Landing Ship, Infantry (LSI): 4(0)+0
Landing Craft, Vehicle (LCV): 9(0)+0