An item referred to the magazine Marine Rundschau dated March 1937 reporting that the French naval budget 1937 with 4.460 million francs was with 31% expanded compared with the 3.396 million of 1936. This was caused by the new social laws causing a working week of 40 hours and a budget increase of 694 million francs. To the personnel strength were3.750 men, now totally numbering 67.000 men.
