Screws and stern of the cruiser Northampton on the ways ten days before her launching, Bethlehem Steel Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States, 26 Aug 1929. Note the man standing on the scaffold next to the propeller shaft.

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Caption     Screws and stern of the cruiser Northampton on the ways ten days before her launching, Bethlehem Steel Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States, 26 Aug 1929. Note the man standing on the scaffold next to the propeller shaft. ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Quincy, Massachusetts, United States
Date 26 Aug 1929
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy via NavSource
 
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Photos on Same Day 26 Aug 1929
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Photo Size 2,376 x 3,058 pixels



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