Cling-cling - $$$$$$

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Interesting information about fleet maintanance cost:
ESTIMATED DIRECT COST OF PRINCIPAL CLASSES OF SHIP EXPRESSED AS A YEARLY AMOUNT

Maintenance Annual Large
Ship Costs Aircraft Replacement Repairs Total
(a) (b) (c) (d)


Capital Ship 310,000 34,500 307,500 54,800, 706,800 (NELSON Class) (100%)
Cruiser, Large 187,000 23,000 93,600 20,000, 323,600 (45.7%)
Cruiser, Small 130,000 23,000 57,500 14,900, 225,400 (31.8%)
Aircraft Carrier 255,000 414,000 202,500 22,500, 894,000 (36 A/C) (126.5%)
Aircraft Carrier 160,000 172,500 162,500 19,500, 514,500, (15 A/C) (72.7%)
Destroyer Flotilla 332,000 - 181,800 14,500, 528,300 (J. Class-8 Vessels) (75%)
Submarine (1000 tons) 39,800 - 25,700 (e) 65,500, (9.25%)

NOTES
(a) Maintenance covers the pay, victualling and miscellaneous
expenses of the personnel, naval stores, fuel and armament stores
consumed, and the cost of annual docking and repair.
(b) The figure for aircraft covers cost of replacing equipment
(assumed life-5 years) plus annual cost of maintenance of
personnel and material chargeable to Vote 4. It has been assumed
that Capital Ships would carry 3 aircraft and Cruisers 2 aircraft.
(c) This figure represents the capital cost of building the ship
divided by its 'life'. The lives assumed are:-
Capital Ships 26 years
Carriers 20 years
Cruisers 23 1/2 years
Destroyers 22 years
Submarines 14 years
(d) Large repairs take place about the ninth year of the ship's
life. In the case of a Capital Ship, a second large repair takes
place about the eighteenth year. The figure taken for this column
represents the aggregate cost of large repair(s) divided by the
vessel's life as scheduled under (c). The actual cost of large
repair is, for the most part, conjectural as little or no
experience has been gained of these vessels.
(e) Submarines are not subjected to 'Large Repairs'. The average
annual cost of all repairs and of periodic renewal of batteries is
reflected in column (a).

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http://www.bobhenneman.info/forum/viewtopic.php?t=824&highlight=

Saw some interesting figure trolling the archives, (probably as a result of David asking for scanned copies for LNT research).

Cost of two O class submarines 800,000-900,000 pounds.

Cost of maintaining two submarines in full commission for one year L 108,000.

Cost of maintaining the two submarines in immediate reserve, that is, one crew maintaining and operating two boats in turn, maintaining both in a serviceable condition. For one year L 52,000.

Cost of maintaining the two submarines in reserve L 23,000.

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http://www.bobhenneman.info/forum/viewtopic.php?t=936&start=45
On the second page there is OTL information on RN spending.
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