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American Shipbuilding Times |
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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 |
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Gato |
Submarine |
1,525 |
1940 |
Unknown |
415 days |
27.2 days |
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1941 |
Unknown |
364 days |
23.86 days |
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1942 |
Unknown |
332 days |
21.76 days |
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1943 |
Unknown |
363.2 days |
23.82 days |
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Balao |
Submarine |
1,525 |
1942 |
Unknown |
444 days |
29.1 days |
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1943 |
Unknown |
340 days |
22.32 days |
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1944 |
Unknown |
395 days |
25.9 days |
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Tench |
Submarine |
1,570 |
1943 |
Unknown |
926 days |
58.79 days |
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1944 |
Unknown |
209 days |
13.26 days |
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1945 |
Unknown |
382 days |
24.26 days |
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LST 1 |
Landing Ship |
|
1942 |
Unknown |
174 days |
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1943 |
Unknown |
133 days |
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Fletcher |
Destroyer |
|
1941 |
Unknown |
517 days |
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1942 |
Unknown |
353 days |
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1943 |
Unknown |
282 days |
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Gearing |
Destroyer |
|
1944 |
Unknown |
273 days |
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1945 |
Unknown |
321 days |
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Iowa (BB-61) |
Battleship |
58,000 |
1940 |
403 days |
975 days |
1.68 days |
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1941 |
218 days |
1,215 days |
2.09 days |
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Alaska |
Large Cruiser |
34,253 |
1941 |
464 days |
913 days |
2.67 days |
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1942 |
511 days |
958 days |
2.8 days |
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Casablanca |
Carrier, Escort |
10,122 |
1942 |
Unknown |
258 days |
2.55 days |
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1943 |
Unknown |
188 days |
1.82 days |
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1944 |
Unknown |
110 days |
1.09 days |
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Independence |
Carrier, Light |
14,751 |
1941 |
Unknown |
589 days |
3.99 days |
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1942 |
Unknown |
446 days |
3.02 days |
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Essex |
Carrier |
36,380 |
1941 |
Unknown |
587 days |
1.61 days |
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1942 |
Unknown |
530 days |
1.46 days |
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1943 |
Unknown |
616 days |
1.69 days |
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1944 |
Unknown |
725 days |
1.99 days |
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Midway |
Carrier, Battle |
45,000 |
1943 |
452 days |
690 days |
1.53 days |
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1944 |
392 days |
1,178 days |
2.62 days |