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Caption | North Carolina shortly after launching, New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York, United States, 13 Jun 1940 ww2dbase | ||||||||
WW2-Era Location Name | Brooklyn, New York, United States | ||||||||
Date | 13 Jun 1940 | ||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | ||||||||
Identification Code | ARC 512915 | ||||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||
Photo Size | 5,671 x 4,536 pixels |
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29 Feb 2020 02:26:20 PM
My father, I. Paul Perkins, was a lubrication engineer representing Standard Oil of NJ, which supplied the launching greases for the NC launch and launch of her sister ship, the USS Washington. He was present at both launchings.