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I •I m. 11\.tltlblPI 16 0 0 17 0 I 0 s I> P£RCtWT Of COHPltTIOM • VESSElS UWOER CO.STRUCTIOR - I AUGUST, 11'1 SHIPS COUTRUCTIOR 01 STR~ IUTIOW OF SllfPS TYPE ow MOT IY P£1 twT Of ~ OW ORDER IEGUW o-u S-2S$ 25-50$ S0-7Sl 7f>-9H .. u.luDIN 17 e I I ~ t 19" YUSELS UWOER CO.STIIIJCTIOW • I AUiliST ' ou r EWHATED• ooo•s cs~sT IUilr~vss•loo KEEL VESSELS OF U IO lAUWCH EO CO. TRACT c ' " U I A SCHEO. EST. WORTH &TUMTIC llttlllillt• St1el Co., Fore lver ' ant. ~ fnc t. Mus. BI&U - MA SSA CHUSETTS 12/16/38 &.8 , 7~ P3, 000 ~ 4 ~ 1/lOtU t/23/4 1• "!: Yortc Slll,bvlldlng rp. • C.•den, N.J . 1167 - IOU111 t AIOT.f. 12/16/30 02. 001 2~. 000 u 43·1/2 71 61"' 0/ 7/41 UVY YA ROS lavy Yard, •ev Tork &166 - I\I ORTH CAROLI N'A 0/ 1/37 112. eoo 23, 000 40 10/27/ 57 t/13/40 eae1 .. rova 1/ 1/38 67. 386 47 , 000 48 & 8/27/40 12/ 1/4 1683 • HI SSOU•I 8/lt/40 li'.6. 46 30, 000 40 62•1/2 1/ 0/41 lt/ 1/43 • lief - "" 11\'t D/ D/40 eo. ooo 41. 000 0 1•3/4 0 1•3/4 !170 • NEll Hoii1 PSHIIU: 0/ 8/ 40 eo. ooo ·41, 000 8'7-3/4 07•3/4 -.vy Yard, Phlladelohla 1160 - WA 8HI NOTOH !/ \/37 60.01' :'3. 000 62 0/ 14 /~ft 8/ 1/40 1!!82 • NEW J EMU ., 1/30 86, 063 u . ooo u tl! 0/lt/40 0 4:' . 1144 - '-UCON3 Ul 1/lf/40 68. 300 30,0(10 48 40 1/26/41 1/ ,.. .. 11186 - ILLI-011 0/ 0/40 68.300 tv. 000 8 1-~/ 4 fll•S/4 111107 - "ONTAlrlo\ , , 0/40 ao.ooo 4 1,000 83- 3/4 !J3·~ / 4 !~88 • OHIO 0 / 8/40 eo. ooo 41,000 73•:5/4 ~-3/ 4 SOIJTH AT UUIC We,ort hwo Slllob•lldlne & ryDociiCo, lt"''H)rt .."'• Va, 8158 - JNDUNA 12/16/38 81 . 3:'~ t 4. 000 112 41 11/20130 lt/11/41• U VY YAROS fll avy Yard, tforfolk ueo - AUBAou 4 / l/~9 t 3.000 6t 61' 2/ 1/40 tttetcr-• 811"0 • KUTUCKT ,, t / 40 ''e&.·' 760" 3t,OOO 66-3/4 ~-3/ 4 t/ ,.. 8!71 • LOUISUIIA " 0/40 !0.000 u. ooo 73•3/4 87•3/4. 4 / / 46> . PROGRESS OF BATTLESHIP CONSTRUGION Scheduled ConsiNclion versus Acluo/ Progress 8855 8857 8858 8859 8860 II W(Mtlt M()HHIS GAM.O II H i t .......... ___ .- I - -~ ....:; - ..;;;, - 1940 1941 I 1942 1943 1944 1945 I 1946 " 'I ' ' I" "I 'I i'JIIo 'l" II 'I" "I "I" "I" "I ''I "r,' ..- 886I _! ,,_11 v~_ I I i I I I I I 8862 I .,-11 ~ ... T I I I I I I r I I I 8863 I ~l .. • • • i I ; I 8864 ~ 7 ' I I 8865 c:· I 7 • ~~~"? . I ; I I I 8866 ....,r-1 vr~ J i "'t I I I I I I 8867 · 8868 . 8869 · 8870 · 88n (KfEU NOT YfT lAID) PlANS IEING l'ftPARm • MATtRIALS ORDERm ""' ' BATTLESHIPS • STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF AIRCRAFT CARRIERS - - • COMPLETED COII PlETI 011 DATES VESSELS H2: o JULY, ol o OVER I JUI£, JULY, I AU II. DU E AU 6. -0£C. , J All. -J Ul£, J ULY- DEC., II 'll I I~ Oil j~~ 19 ~ 1 It'!' m~ m: JSTn2. EST. A lr crar~ Carrt•r• • "0' 0 II 0 I 0 0 II PERC EJI T OF COIIPL£ TI OM - VESSELS UMOU CO• ST RUCTIOM - I AUilJST • II' I SHI PS CO UTRUCTI O• DIST:t!Ol lg• OF Slws TlPE Oil MO T BY P£ D T F COII'L 10M ORDER 8EilJM o-5J I &-15J I 2&-50J r 50-75J I 7&-IU Atrcrart Carrtera 12 0 II I 0 I 0 I 0 I I VESSELS U• DER COMSTIIJCTIOII - I AUilJST 11'1 OA T£ m/l'!o-ooo•T£0 IfST 101Lf~ • G rs\RI OO VESSELS OF • MO• TliS Hf] lAUMCN£0 COMTRACT c ' " UIA SCHED. UT. LAI MOROI ATLANTIC aothlah• stool eo •• Fore lver Ple.nt Qu incy, Mau. CYtO ... CAIOT 0/ 0/<0 66. 010 14. CYI7 .. Btnii:ER BILL 000 44- l/4 U -l/4 7/16/<1 f./1 , ..... 0/ .,.. o 66,070 u.ooo 4 "1•1/% 47-1/4 .,., / 4"!'• C'fl8 • O~IIUIIT 0/ 0/<0 6t. 070 14.000 CYIO • tiCOHttAQQA 45---1/ 4 t1-3t4 :./lfl/4 0/ 0/40 U,O?O 14.000 &7-IH &3-3/< 4/ 1/4 .• SOUT14 AT LAHTI C M!.,ws S, B. """Dry S:ctk . , 1 lhttOort "••· 'Ia. eve .. 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P!J""' IM ... ·-- ___:_;.....,..... >Wt..... 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1"1" " I I " I ' I 'I ' I " "I ' I" I" I ' I . , 'I" . ' I ' " I 'I " "I ' I 'I CV14 ..L IC l .J. ~ I 7 I I I I CVI5 { I I ~ I I 7 L I I I I I ~ I I CV16 -~ I { I _L _l _l I 7 '- ..:.. I I _!_ I I ' (VJ7 I I I 1 ...1. l.J. J I I I .J. I I CVJB ~.J. ..L ~ _]_ 7 ~ I I : I I CV19 i l ·u 1 ln . _l I I AIRCRAFT-· CARRIERS STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF LARGE CRUISERS SMIPIUILDIU $CM£DUU - HSSElS u•DU CDIISTIUCTIDM - I AU!liST, 11\1 COMPl Ell OM DATU COMPl£TEO Dll OYER YESSELS H~O JUlY, JUlY( ORDER AUG. -DEC., JUlY-OU:., I JUM[, It• I AUG., OUE J AM lsi~ ME, 1\U Dll 19'10 JUM InI 1~1 EST. t"lST. ST. "fliItt £ • L•r•• C'rutaera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PERCEIIT OF COMPlET IOM - Y£SSElS UNDER COMSTIUCIIDII - I AUGUST, 11•1 SHIPS COUUUCTIO• OIS~~IIJTIOM Of SHIPS TYPE Dll lOT IY P liT Of COMPllTIOIO ORDU IEilJM o-~J 5-25$ 15-~J !i0-7$J 75-99$ L,•rct cru1aere • 0 • 0 0 0 0 YESI(lS UNDEI CDIISTIUCTIOM - I AUaJST • It\! 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