American light cruiser USS Manchester (CL-83) according to the report of progress of naval construction dated 1 May 1942

Cleveland-class light cruisers

Fargo-class light cruisers

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

Percentage of completion on 1 May 1942: 3.8

Percentage of completion gain for April 1942: 0.5

Number of months between keel laying and completion: 21.5

Date of completion as per contract or order: 9 February 1946

Date of completion as reported by building yard on 11 January 1941: 1 September 1945

Date of completion as last reported by building yard: 1 October 1946

Months ahead/behind 11 January 1941 prediction: behind 1.0

Note

1. Part of Cleveland-class, preceded by Brooklyn-class, succeeded by Fargo-class. Laid down on 25 September 1944, launched on 5 March 1946, commissioned on 29 October 1946, decommissioned on 27 June 1956, stricken on 1 April 1960 and sold to be broken up on 31 October 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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