American Naval Attaché at London, England reported on 1 March 1939 No. 213 that the British new construction program for 1939 included 2 capital ships, 1 aircraft carrier, 4 cruisers, 2 flotillas of destroyers, 4 submarines, 20 fast escort vessels, 2 escort vessels normal type, 10 minesweepers, 1 fast minelayer, 1 depot ship for motor torpedo boats, 1 river gunboat, 1 hospital ship [to replace the old Maine], 6 motor torpedo boats, 2 boom defence vessel, 1 fleet target service tug and a number of miscellaneous small craft.
Source
National Archives USA. Record Group 38: Records of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. Series: Secret Naval Attaches Reports. Estimate of potential military strength (pt.). Summaries. Reports from London, Paris, Brussels, Rome and Berlin. Roll M975-001.
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