Naval Infrastructure

Started by P3D, November 25, 2007, 06:21:14 PM

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Naval Infrastructure - as of the end of 1914

Total capacity is:
S4: 2   D4: 2
S3: 0   D3: 0
S2: 3   D2: 5
S1: 3   D2: 5
S0: 8   D0: 5

Kaapstad Harbor Level 4
this includes both Kaapstad and Simonshafn (Simon's Town)
Large shipbuilding/breaking capacity, although far from the industrial heartland. Main boneyard (reserve vessels base)
S4 S2 S1 S0
D4 D2 D1

Durban Harbor level 5
The main naval base
S4 S2 S1 S0
D4 D2 D1 D0

Elisabethafn (Porth Elizabeth) 2
Main submarine building base, able to repair large navy vessels and small liners
S2 S0 S0
D2 D0

Oos-London  1
S1 S0
D1

Port Nolloth 2
300nm N of Kaapstad, a huge restricted access naval area, for all operations requiring minimal public exposure. Also naval gunnery range.
D2 D1

Loanda 1
S0
D0

Beira 2
D2
D0
S0

Normannhafn 0
The main Zambian harbor for loading copper

Walvisbaai 0
There's also a commercial harbor at Swakopmund, on the ahistorical Swakop river, the "Nile of South Africa"

Swiss Tortugas (Chagos Islands) 0

Orange Chuvosa Island 0
coaling station in the middle of the South Atlantic

Prince Edwards Islands 0
Coaling station and prison island

Lorenco Marques 0 (finished 1910 H1)
Former colonial capital for Portuguese Mozambique, preferred over Rijkardsbaai as a second commercial harbor of the heartland, being already connected to the national rail network.

Other notable anchorages

Keeling Island
Christmas Island

Benguela/Lobito
Second largest Angolan population center

Lüderitz
A shallow natural harbor on the desolate Namib coast, almost in the middle of 400nm mostly uninhabited coastline from Port Nolloth to Waalvisbaai

Mosselbaai
halfway between Kaapstad and Elisabethafn,  in the sparsely populated Kaap mountains

Great Fish Bay
Huge natural deepwater harbor, unfortunately without significant freshwater sources. No other deepwater harbor from Waalvisbaai to Benguela for 500 nm.

Rijkardsbaai
Another natural bay NE of Durban
The first purpose of a warship is to remain afloat. Anon.
Below 40 degrees, there is no law. Below 50 degrees, there is no God. sailor's maxim on weather in the Southern seas