Name superintending constructor E. Snow, contract signed on 14 October 1909, expiration of contract period on 14 June 1912, lines faired on 30 October 1909, first hull material ordered on 14 September 1909, keel laid down on 9 February 1910, first frame erected on 15 February 1910, first large castings received on 4 April 1910, first large castings erected on 17 June 1910, first armor plate fitted on 27 September 1910, first compartment tested on 23 August 1910 and estimated degree of completion on 30 June 1911 68.8%.(1)
Note
1. BB-32. Part of the Wyoming-class battleships, preceded by Florida-class, succeeded by New York-class, launched with yard number 365 by William Cramp&Sons, Philadelphia, USA on 25 May 1911, commissioned on 25 September 1913, decommissioned on 1 August 1946, sold to be broken up on 30 October 1947 and stricken on 16 December 1947.
Source
Annual reports of the Navy Department for the fiscal year 1911. Washington, 1912. Report of Chief Bureau of Construction and Repair dated 24 October 1911. The annual fiscal year ended 30 June 1911.
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