American light cruiser USS Santa Fe (CL-60) 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: 50.1

Percentage of completion gain for April 1942: 3.6

Laid down 7 June 1941

Number of months between keel laying and completion: 17.4/5

Date of completion as per contract or order: 16 January 1944

Date of completion as reported by building yard on 11 January 1941: 15 April 1943

Date of completion as last reported by building yard: 1 December 1942

Months ahead/behind 11 January 1941 prediction: 4.5 ahead

Note

1. Part of Cleveland-class, preceded by Brooklyn-class, succeeded Fargo-class. Launched on 10 June 1942, decommissioned on 29 October 1946, stricken on 1 March 1959 and sold to be broken up on 9 November 1959.

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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