American light cruiser USS Montpelier (CL-57) according to the report of progress of naval construction dated 1 May 1942

Cleveland-class

Fargo-class

Contractor: New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey, USA.

Percentage of completion on 1 May 1942: 69.6

Percentage of completion gain for April 1942: 6.4

Laid down: 2 December 1940

Launched 12 February 1942

Number of months between keel laying and completion: 2202/5

Date of completion as per contract or order: 27 June 1943

Date of completion as reported by building yard on 11 January 1941: 1 November 1942

Date of completion as last reported by building yard: 15 September 1942

Months ahead/behind 11 January 1941 prediction: 1,5 ahead

Note

1. Part of Cleveland-class, preceded by Brooklyn-class, succeeded Fargo-class.Laid down on 2 December 1940, launched on 12 February 1942, commissioned on 9 September 1942, decommissioned on 24 January 1947, stricken on 1 March 1959 and sold to be broken up on 22 January 1960

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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