
Caption | USS Franklin being floated out of drydock for the first time, Newport News, Virginia, United States, 14 Oct 1943. Note Navy WAVES on the dock; WAVES' Director, LtCdr Mildred H. McAfee, USNR, was Franklin's sponsor. ww2dbase | |||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy | |||||||
Identification Code | 80-G-K-14015 | |||||||
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Photos on Same Day | See all photos dated 14 Oct 1943 | |||||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||
Added Date | 1 Jan 2006 | |||||||
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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