Speeding Up
Uncle Sam: “I think I had better speed up and build a ship or two!”
| April | 8. | Keel laid. |
| 4th | day. | Double bottom completed. |
| 6th | ″ | Frames and bulkheads erected and portion of shell plating finished. |
| 7th | ″ | Stern-frame in place. |
| 14th | ″ | Boilers put on board. |
| 21st | ″ | Stern-post bored and stern-tube put in place. |
| 22d | ″ | Masts stepped and engine installation begun. |
| 24th | ″ | Funnel put in place. |
| 26th | ″ | Machinery all in and engines completely installed. |
| Finishing touches. | ||
| May | 5 | (27th day). Launched. |
The building of the “Tuckahoe,” April-May, 1918, at Camden.