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| Launching ceremony of Haddock, Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine, United States, 20 Oct 1941 | Sponsor Mrs. Allen and Maid of Honor Mrs. Rossell at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine, United States, 20 Oct 1941 | Submarine Haddock shortly after launching, Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine, United States, 20 Oct 1941 | Launching ceremony of USS Billfish, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine, United States, 12 Nov 1942 |
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| Launching of submarine Cabrilla, Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine, United States, 24 Dec 1942 | Malvina Thompson (sponsor), Mrs. Charles E. Lund (matron of honor), and Eleanor Lund (flower bearer) at the launching ceremony of Archerfish, Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine, United States, 28 May 1943. | Piranha's launching ceremony, Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine, United States, 27 Oct 1943 |
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