American heavy cruiser USS Rochester (CA73) according to the report of progress of naval construction dated 1 May 1942

 

Wichita

Baltimore-class

Oregon City-class

Contractor. Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Fore River Shipyard, Bethlehem, USA.

Percentage of completion on 1 May 1942: 4.1

Percentage of completion gain for April 1942: 0.4

Number of months between keel laying and completion: 22-1/2

Date of completion as per contract or order: 14 August 1945

Date of completion as reported by building yard on 11 January 1941: 15 January 1945

Date of completion as last reported by building yard: 1 October 1944

Months ahead 11 January 1941 prediction: 3.5

Note

1. Of the Baltimore-class heavy cruisers, preceded by USS Wichita and succeeded by Oregon City-class. Laid down on 3 February 1943 as Rochester, launched on 16 September 1944, commissioned on 17 February 1945 as Saint Paul, decommissioned on 30 April 1971, stricken on 31 July 1978 and sold to be broken up on 13 December 1879.

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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