Construction
The construction of the six O'Brien-class ships was allocated to four U.S. shipbuilders. William Cramp constructed a trio of O'Brien destroyers, while the Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Bath Iron Works, and New York Shipbuilding Corporation built one ship each. The keels for all six ships were laid down between July and November 1913, with McDougal being the first and Ericsson the last. All were launched between April 1915 and January 1915, with McDougal again being the first and Winslow being the last. McDougal was commissioned in June 1914, two months after her launch; the rest were commissioned between April and August 1915, with Cushing the final ship to enter service. The cost of each ship for hull and machinery was $790,000.
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