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USS Houston (CL-81) launching ceremony, Mrs. Claud Hammill christens the new cruiser, Houston, Newport News, Virginia, 1943

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 6, Item: 6

Caption on card: "Norfolk, Va., 19 June 1943-- Mrs. Claude Hammill, of Houston, Texas, christens the new cruiser, Houston at the ship's launching at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Va., 19 June 1943."

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

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