Building approved in 1912.
First material ordered after 0,5 month. Keel laid after 9,5 months. Delivered
to the US government after 2 years and 8,5 months. Contracted building time 2
years so 8,5 months too late.
Note
1. O’Brien-class. Ordered in
March 1913. Laid down by the Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, Massachusetts,
USA with yard number 215 on 23 September 1913, launched on 15 January 1915 and
commissioned on 14 August 1915. Hull number DD-55.
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.
