Commissioning ceremony of USS New Jersey, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 23 May 1943, photo 01 of 25

Caption   Commissioning ceremony of USS New Jersey, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 23 May 1943, photo 01 of 25 ww2dbase
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy Courtesy of Robert Elliott
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Added Date 23 Sep 2018

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