American light cruiser USS Reno (CL-96) according to the report of progress of naval construction dated 1 May 1942

Naval History and Heritage Command NH75593 . Ready for launching, at the Bethlehem Steel Company shipyard, San Francisco, California, 23 December 1942

Contractor: Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco, USA.

Percentage of completion on 1 May 1942: 22.9

Percentage of completion gain for April 1942: 6.9

Keel laid on 1 August 1941.

Number of months between keel laying and completion: 23

Date of completion as per contract or order: 9 August 1943.

Date of completion as reported by building yard on 11 January 1941: 1 July 1943,

Date of completion as last reported by building yard: 1 July 1943

Months ahead/behind 11 January 1941 prediction: 0

Note

1. Of the Atlanta-class, modified design some times called Oakland-class, preceded by Brooklyn-class regarded the machinery not armament and succeeded by Juneau-class. Laid down on 1 August 1941, launched on 23 December 1942, commissioned on 28 December 1943, decommissioned on 4 November 1946, reclassified CLAA-96 on 18 March 1949, stricken on 1 March 1949 and sold to be broken up on 22 March 1962.

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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