American light cruiser USS Biloxi (CL-80) according to the report of progress of naval construction dated 1 May 1942

Cleveland-class light cruisers

Fargo-class light cruisers

Contractor. Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Virginia, USA.

Percentage of completion on 1 May 1942: 37.8

Percentage of completion gain for April 1942: 3.2

Laid down: 9 July 1941

Number of months between keel laying and completion: 22.2/5

Date of completion as per contract or order: 9 November 1943

Date of completion as reported by building yard on 11 January 1941: 3 September 1943

Date of completion as last reported by building yard: 21 May 1943

Months ahead/behind 11 January 1941 prediction: ahead 3.4

Note

1. Part of Cleveland-class, preceded by Brooklyn-class, succeeded Fargo-class. Laid down on 9 July 1941, launched on 23 February 1943, commissioned on 31 August 1943, decommissioned on 28 August 1946, stricken on 1 December 1951 and sold to be broken up on 5 March 1962.  

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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