Comparision of allowed months for construction for US Navy warships under the 1933-1934 programmes by American navy and private yards

An item compared the average time elapsing betwee the date of the contract and the contracted date of completion for 55 of the 86 ships built under the 1933 and 1934 programs bij US navy yards and by private shipbuilding companies.

Heavy cruiser: navy yard 38.0 months private yard 38.5 months

Light cruiser: navy yard 36.0 months private yard 37.0 months

Heavy destroyer: navy yard 0 months private yard 30.6 months

Light destroyer: navy yard 27.5 months private yard 26.7 months

Submarines: navy yard 28.8 months private yard 28.2 months

Source

Munitions Industry. Report on War Department bills S.1716-S relating to industrial mobilization in wartime by the Special Committee on investigation of the Munitions Industry United States Senate persuant to S. Res. 206 (73d Congress). June 15 (calendar day, June19), 1936 ordered to be printed. Washington, 1936.