
Caption | Starboard side view of Essex-class carrier Ticonderoga being delivered to the US Navy on the morning of her commissioning, Hampton Roads, Virginia, Untied States, May 8, 1944. ww2dbase | |||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy | |||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 8 May 1944 | |||||||||
Photos at Same Place | Hampton Roads, Virginia, United States | |||||||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||||
Added Date | 17 Jan 2013 | |||||||||
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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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