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. 1-806, No. 2-605, No. 3-602, No. 4-540, No. 5-510 and No. 6-418
Drydocks (length in feet, top): No. 1-523, No. 2-375, No. 3-728.8 and 1-1000 feet patent dock.
%Maximum capacity annual of naval vessels in tons-peacetime conditions: 100,000
%=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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