Caption | Dignitaries posing for pictures at the christening of the Fletcher-class destroyer Nicholas at the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, United States, 19 Feb 1942. ww2dbase | |||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy | |||||
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Photo Size | 976 x 768 pixels | |||||
Photos on Same Day | 19 Feb 1942 | |||||
Photos at Same Place | Bath, Maine, United States | |||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||
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13 Jun 2023 09:54:26 PM
Left-to-right: Navy Commander Lewis Corman, Navy Commander J.M. Kiernan, Mr. Edward B. Tryon, Mrs. Florence Tryon (ship sponsor and great-great-granddaughter of ship’s namesake Samuel Nicholas), Navy Lieutenant Commander W. D. Brown, and Mr. A.M. Main, vice president of Bath Iron Works. Sadly, Mrs. Tryon’s striking red hair does not show well in the black & white photography of the time. Mrs. Tryon would also sponsor the third Navy ship to be named after Samuel Nicholas in 1984, USS Nicholas (FFG-47).