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USS Houston (CL-81) launching ceremony, Newport News, Virginia, 1943

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 5, Item: 1-2

Caption on card: "Norfolk, Va., 19 June, 1943-- The new cruiser, Houston, slides down the ways at the Newport News Ship Building and Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Va., at her launching, 19 June 1943. The sponsor was Mrs. Claude Hammill, of Houston, Texas."

Dates

  • Other: 1943

Conditions Governing Access

Open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 63.0 linear feet

Repository Details

Part of the University of Houston Libraries Special Collections Repository

Contact:
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