Photos Taken in Portsmouth, Virginia

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Josephine Doolittle, wife of James Doolittle, breaking a bottle of champagne at the launching ceremony of carrier Shangri-La, Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, 24 Feb 1944, photo 2 of 2; note yard commandant Rear Admiral Felix Gygax holding a microphone near the bottle	Starboard bow view of USS Ticonderoga at Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, Untied States, May 1944.	Stern view of the carrier Franklin off Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, 4 May 1944	Newly commissioned USS Ticonderoga moves down the Elizabeth River from the Norfolk Navy Yard to the deperming crib, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, May 30 1944; note camouflage Measure 33 Design 10A

Starboard quarter view of USS Ticonderoga on the Elizabeth River, Portsmouth, Virginia, Untied States, May 30, 1944.	USS Ticonderoga at Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 30 May 1944; note camouflage Measure 33 Design 10A	United States Coast Guard cutter Spencer after her conversion to an Amphibious Force Flagship, Norfolk Navy Yard, Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 26 Sep 1944	Cruiser USS Honolulu in Drydock #3 at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, Jan-Mar 1945. After repairs were completed, Honolulu finished her career as a training ship.

Aerial view looking west at the Norfolk Navy Yard at Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, 14 May 1945. Note Essex-class carriers Lake Champlain, 20 days before her commissioning, and Tarawa, on the day of her launching.	USS Natoma Bay and USS Anzio at Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, 29 Aug 1947	USS Ticonderoga preparing to depart Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, Apr 1957; seen in USS Ticonderoga 1957 Cruise Book