American destroyer USS Mervine (DD489) according to the report of progress of naval construction dated 1 May 1942

Contractor. Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, USA

Percentage of completion on 1 May 1942: 86.0

Percentage of completion gain for April 1942: 11.0

Laid down: 3 November 1941

Number of months between keel laying and completion: 7.25

Date of completion as per contract or order: 9 March 1944

Date of completion as reported by building yard on 11 January 1941: 15 July 1942

Date of completion as last reported by building yard: 10 June 1942

Months ahead/behind 11 January 1941 prediction: 1.2 ahead

Note

1. Part of Gleaves-class destroyers, preceded by Benson-class, succeeded by Fletcher-class. Launched on 3 May 1942, commissioned on 17 June 1942, converted into a destroyer mine sweeper at the Philadelphia Navy Yard between 23-30 May 1945, reclassified DMS-31 on 30 May 1945, decommissioned on 27 May 1949, stricken on 31 July 1968 and sold to be broken up on 27 October 1969.  

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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