
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 | |||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy | |||||
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Photo Size | 555 x 700 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 09:57:13 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).