In his rapport dealing with the Japanese shipbuilding capacity dated 15 February 1937 No.22 file 409-600 the naval attache dealt with naval and merchant shipyards able to built ships larger as 1,000 tons.
Building ways (length in feet on land): No. 1-180, No. 2-175, No. 3-230, No. 4-300 and No. 5-180.
Drydocks (length in feet, top): No. 1-179, No. 2-231 and No. 3-281.
%Maximum capacity annual of naval vessels in tons-peacetime conditions: 9,000.
%=Capacities in tons displacement derived from the time required to built battleships 3 years, cruisers 2.5 year and destroyers and submarines 1-1.5 years.
Source
National Archives USA. Record Group 38: Records of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. Series: Secret Naval Attaches Reports. Report of the Naval Attache Tokyo dated 21 January 1937 No. 12 subject Japanese Navy Vessels Built, Building or Authorized. Information of 1 January. M975-002.
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