American light cruiser USS Youngstown (CL-94) according to the report of progress of naval construction dated 1 May 1942

Cleveland-class

Fargo-class

Contractor. William Cramp&Sons Shipbuilding Company, Philadelphia, USA.

Percentage of completion on 1 May 1942: 6.7

Percentage of completion gain for April 1942: 0.7

Number of months between keel laying and completion: 23

Date of completion as per contract or order: 31 December 1945

Date of completion as reported by building yard on 11 January 1941: 1 October 1945

Date of completion as last reported by building yard: 1 February 1946

Months ahead/behind 11 January 1941 prediction: behind 4.0

Note

1. Part of Cleveland-class, preceded by Brooklyn-class, succeeded by Fargo-class. Laid down on 4 September 1944, contract cancelled on 21 January 1946 and broken up on the slipways.

Sources

Franklin Roosevelt D. Roosevelt Presidential Library&Museum. Bureau of Ships: reports 1 May 1942 FDR’s President’s Secretary’s Files (psfc000095).

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