Q3/1944 activity
Kingdom of Belgium
4/5 factories producing naval materials: 4,000 tons created for Q3/44 . 4,000 total tons + 2235 stockpiled from previous quarter + 0 tons from scrapping = 6235 tons
4,386 tons used. 1,849 tons left for Q4/44
1/5 factories committed for 1944 to infrastructure development = 0.1 ip
B. Infrastructure Development
+0.1 point to Belgian factory, 4.9 ip total
C. Naval Construction
Zeebrugge:
Class 1 slip :- Empty
Class 1 slip :- Empty
Class 1 drydock :- 6 x Riverine patrol put in for Major Refit 4.5t total
Ostend:
Class 0 slip :- Empty
Class 0 slip :- Empty
Class 0 drydock:- 6 x Riverine patrol put in for Major Refit 4.5t total
Antwerp:
Class 3 slip :-
Class 1 slip :- Empty
Class 0 slip :- Empty
Class 3 drydock:-
Class 2 drydock:- 6 x Riverine patrol put in for Major Refit 4.5t total
Class 1 drydock:- 6 x Riverine patrol put in for Major Refit 4.5t total
=========================Ships afloat: ===========================
Zeebrugge:
Ostend:
Antwerp:
C. Ships on shakedown cruises:
1st Three Months
2 x Groenendael class DT
2nd Three Months
D. Transactions
E. Other Notes
Construction of coastal batteries commences
Locations : Niuwport, Ostende, Blankenberge, Zeebrugge, Nieuweluis, Antwerp and Breezand.
Each location is to have:
Commanding aquatic approaches & 360 indirect fire, mounted in reinforced concrete :
4 x 9.2 in steel turrets, sloped 200mm face, 150mm all round. : 4x 103ts
6 x 152mm in steel turrets, sloped 200mm face, 150mm all round. : 6 x 45.8ts
Sited on land approaches :
12 x 4.7 in steel turrets, sloped 200mm face, 150mm all round. : 12 x 30.8ts
Situated for aerial and land defense, mounted in reinforced concrete :
8 x 125mm DP in steel turrets sloped faces, 130mm face, 65mm sides: 8 x 15ts
8 x 90mm DP in steel turrets sloped faces, 130mm face, 65mm sides: 8 x 7.8ts
16 x 37mm in concrete emplacements with 15mm gunsheilds. : 16 x 0.575 = 9.2ts
Total weight : 1,243 tons per location, 8,736 tons total. 4,368 tons added.
F. Updated Order of Battle-
1x Bismarck-B class Armored Cruiser
3 x Ballarat B design escort cruiser
1 x Ballarat C design escort cruiser
6 x PC-22-A2 design escort sloop
SC Zinnia
Training Sloop Artevelde
16 x 1939 DD
6 x Minewarfare MS-26B
9 x Minesweepers Struma IIB
48 x Mexican Torpedo boat
24 x riverine patrol
F. Updated Order of Battle-
Note: X (Y)+Z = completed/in service (under repair/refit/rebuild) + under construction.
1 (0) 0 : Heavy Cruisers
4 (0) 0 : Light Cruisers
18 (0) 0 : Destroyers
1 (0) 0 : Sloops
6 (0) 0 : Escorts
6 (0) 0 : Minewarfare
9 (0) 0 : Minesweepers
0 (0) 0 : Patrol craft
48 (0) 0 : MTB
0 (24) 0 : Riverine patrol
1 (0) 0 : Training ships
2 (0) 0 : Depot Ships