Building approved in 1915.
First material immediately ordered. Keel laid after 3 months. On 1 September
after 7 months 44% completed. Contracted building time 22 months. Displacement
1.100 tons (1)
Note
1. Sampson-class. Laid down by
Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, USA on 7 May 1915, launched on 15 August 1915 and
commissioned on 5 October 1916. Hull number DD-65.
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.
