The No. 56. Lake. Building
approved in 1915. First material immediately ordered. Keel laid after one
month. After 6,5 months yet for 34% completed. Contracted building time 24
months.
Note
1. Laid down at the shipyard
of Lake Torpedo Boat, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA on 24 March 1915, launched
on 27 November 1916 and commissioned on 15 June 1918.
Source
Marineblad 1915/1916
no. 6. The article was mainly based on a report of the Secretary of Navy dated
16 October 1915 over the year ending on 30 June 1915.
