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| Atlanta christened by author Margaret Mitchell during her launching ceremony, Kearny, NJ, 6 Sep 1941 | Atlanta slid down the building ways at her launching ceremony, Kearny, NJ, 6 Sep 1941 | OS2U Kingfisher aircraft placed on catapult aboard battleship Arizona, near US Territory of Hawaii, 6 Sep 1941; note recovery hook on underside of main pontoon | OS2U Kingfisher aircraft recovered alongside battleship Arizona, near US Territory of Hawaii, 6 Sep 1941, photo 1 of 2; note flag just forward of main pontoon |
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| OS2U Kingfisher aircraft recovered alongside battleship Arizona, near US Territory of Hawaii, 6 Sep 1941, photo 2 of 2; observer dismounting onto wing to attach hoisting cable | San Juan christened by Mrs. Margarita Coll de Santori, during launching ceremonies at the Bethlehem Steel Company's Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts, United States, 6 Sep 1941 |
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