Launching ceremony of Scamp (left) and Scorpion (right), Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine, United States, 20 Jul 1942; note Snook on far right

Caption     Launching ceremony of Scamp (left) and Scorpion (right), Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine, United States, 20 Jul 1942; note Snook on far right ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
Identification Code   766-42
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Scamp   Main article  Photos  
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Photo Size 2,142 x 1,414 pixels
Photos on Same Day 20 Jul 1942
Added By C. Peter Chen
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".

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