
Caption | Â Â Â | North Carolina shortly after launching, New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York, United States, 13 Jun 1940 ww2dbase | ||||||
Source | Â Â Â | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | ||||||
Identification Code | Â Â Â | ARC 512915 | ||||||
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Photos on Same Day | Â | 13 Jun 1940 | ||||||
Photos at Same Place | Â | Brooklyn, New York, United States | ||||||
Added By | Â | C. Peter Chen | ||||||
Added Date | Â | 24 Dec 2013 | ||||||
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Licensing | Â | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: |
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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.