Building approved in 1915.
First material immediately ordered. Keel laid after 3 months. On 1 September
after 7 months 36% completed. Contracted building time 2 years. Displacement
1.100 tons.(1)
Note
1. Sampson-class. Laid down by
Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, USA on 10 May 1915, launched on 5 December 1916
and commissioned on 24 January 1917. Hull number DD-66.
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.
