American light cruiser USS Mobile (CL-63) 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: 54.1

Percentage of completion gain for April 1942: 4.6

Laid down: 14 April 1941

Number of months between keel laying and completion: 22.1/6

Date of completion as per contract or order: 3 June 1943

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

Date of completion as last reported by building yard: 19 February 1943

Months ahead/behind 11 January 1941 prediction:ahead 3.5

Note

1 Part of Cleveland-class, preceded by Brooklyn-class, succeeded by Fargo-class. Laid down on 14 April 1941, launched on 15 May 1942, commissioned on 24 March 1943, decommissioned on 9 May 1947, stricken on 1 March 1959 and sold to be broken up on 16 December 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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