Building approved in 1914.
First material immediately ordered. Keel laid after 5 months. On 1 September
after 1 year and 8,5 months 43% completed. Contracted building time 2 years. Displacement
1.100 tons (1)
Note
1. Sampson-class. Laid down by
the Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, Massachusetts, USA on 10 May 1915,
launched on 23 March 1916 and commissioned on 22 August 1916. Hull number
DD-64.
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.
