Sponsor Mrs. Florence Tryon, great-great-granddaughter of the ship’s namesake Samuel Nicholas, preparing to christen the Fletcher-class destroyer Nicholas at the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, United States, 19 Feb 1942.

Caption     Sponsor Mrs. Florence Tryon, great-great-granddaughter of the ship’s namesake Samuel Nicholas, preparing to christen the Fletcher-class destroyer Nicholas at the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, United States, 19 Feb 1942. ww2dbase
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Photos on Same Day 19 Feb 1942
Photos at Same Place Bath, Maine, United States
Added By David Stubblebine
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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
13 Jun 2023 09:57:13 PM

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).

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