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Belgium Report Q2/1949

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Belgium Report Q2/1949

Kingdom of Belgium Q2/1949 Report

A. Industrial Output

5.5 Factories:
Fixed IP: 2
Flexible IP: 0
Ship Tonnage: 3.5

B. Transfers and Acquisitions

C. Unit Relocations

MT-9 and MT-10 complete and commission with 2nd Motor Torpedo Squadron at Zeebrugge on 1 June
4th Motor Torpedo Squadron at Ostend disbanded on 1 May
MTB-15 and MTB-16 sunk as practice targets on 29 April
MTB-37 to MTB-48 all decommissioned for disposal at Ostend on 14 May

D. Navy Programme

Resources Allocated: 3,500 tons
Previous Surplus: 2,787 tons
Unused Scrap: 0 tons
Construction Requirements (See Appendix A): 3,814 tons
Total surplus: 2,473 tons
Scrap Available: 0 tons

E. Infrastructure Programme

Resources Allocated: 0.4 IP
Previous Surplus: 0 IP
Resources Used: 0.4 IP
Carry-over: 0 IP
Infrastructure Development:
0.1 IP to Belgian factory totalling 7.1 IP
0.1 IP to Type 1 Floating Dock under construction at Zeebrugge totalling 1.7 IP

F. Summary Order of Battle at End of Quarter

Note: X (Y) +Z = completed/in service (under repair/refit/rebuild) + under construction.

Aircraft Carriers: 0 + 1
Heavy Cruisers: 1 + 0
Light Cruisers: 3 + 1
Destroyers: 9 + 0
Sloops: 2 + 0
Escorts: 6 + 0
Minesweepers: 10 + 0
MTB: 36 + 0
Riverine Patrol Boats: 24 + 0
Training Ships: 3 + 0
Tankers: 2 + 0
Destroyer Depot Ships: 2 + 0
Fleet Replenishment Ships: 1 + 0
Diving Tender: 1 + 0
Net Layers: 0 + 2
Survey Ships: 1 + 0
Tugs: 2 + 0

G. Miscellaneous Works


APPENDIX A: DETAILED SHIPBUILDING REPORT

Zeebrugge:
S-1a:
Verviers Net Layer
Laid Down: 1 April 1949
Launched: 1 September 1949
553 tons this quarter for 553 tons
Completion due: 15 March 1950

S-1b:

D-1a:

1 Type 1 Floating Dock, under construction, see section E

Beiliard, Ostend:
S-0a:

S-0b:

D-0a:

Cockerill, Antwerp:
S-3a:
Wandelaar Aircraft Carrier
Laid Down: 1 July 1948
Launched: 15 February 1949
1,500 tons this quarter for 6,000 tons
Completion due 1 January 1950

S-1a:
Veurne Net Layer
Laid Down: 1 April 1949
Launched: 1 September 1949
553 tons this quarter for 553 tons
Completion due: 15 March 1950

S-0a:

D-3a:

D-2a:
Westdiep Light Cruiser
Laid Down: 1 July 1948
Launched: 1 December 1948
1,096 tons this quarter for 4,384 tons
Completion due: 15 September 1949

D-1a:

Small Craft
2x M48 Class MTB, 56 tons each, 112 tons total