British Shipbuilding Times

Ship Class

Type

Tonnage (Full)

Year Laid Down

Days between ordering and keel laying (average)

Length between keel laying and commissioning (average)

Days to Build 100 Tons

Nelson

Battleship

38,800

December 28, 1922

Unknown

2,296 days

6.04 days

King George V

Battleship

42,200

1937 (KGV, PoW)

156 days (PoW)

1,460 days

3.46 days

1937 (DoY)

170 days

1,644 days

3.9 days

1937 (Anson, Howe)

Unknown

1,857 days

4.4 days

Class Average

Unknown

1,655 days

3.92 days