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Oklahoma during modernization at Philadelphia Navy Yard, circa 1928Four-stack destroyer USS Reuben James upon being recommissioned at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, 9 May 1932.Hulls of the Mahan-class destroyers Cassin, left, and Shaw, right, on the ways at Philadelphia Navy Yard 26 Oct 1935 two days before they were both launched.Destroyer USS Shaw at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, 26 Jan 1937. Photo 1 of 2.
Oklahoma during modernization at Philadelphia Navy Yard, circa 1928Four-stack destroyer USS Reuben James upon being recommissioned at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, 9 May 1932.Hulls of the Mahan-class destroyers Cassin, left, and Shaw, right, on the ways at Philadelphia Navy Yard 26 Oct 1935 two days before they were both launched.Destroyer USS Shaw at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, 26 Jan 1937. Photo 1 of 2.
Destroyer USS Shaw at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, 26 Jan 1937. Photo 2 of 2.Destroyer USS Shaw moored at Philadelphia Navy Yard, 26 Jan 1937.N3N trainer aircraft being constructed at the Naval Aircraft Factory at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 28 Jun 1937Battleship Washington under construction, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 6 Jan 1939
Destroyer USS Shaw at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, 26 Jan 1937. Photo 2 of 2.Destroyer USS Shaw moored at Philadelphia Navy Yard, 26 Jan 1937.N3N trainer aircraft being constructed at the Naval Aircraft Factory at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 28 Jun 1937Battleship Washington under construction, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 6 Jan 1939
Aerial view of Naval Aircraft Factory at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, date unknownWheeled variant of the Naval Aircraft Factory OS2N-1 Kingfisher (contract versions of the Vought OS2U-3) at rest at the Naval Aircraft Factory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 1942Christening of battleship New Jersey by Carolyn Edison, wife of New Jersey Governor and former Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 7 Dec 1942An officer disembarking USS New Jersey after the commissioning ceremony, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 23 May 1943
Aerial view of Naval Aircraft Factory at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, date unknownWheeled variant of the Naval Aircraft Factory OS2N-1 Kingfisher (contract versions of the Vought OS2U-3) at rest at the Naval Aircraft Factory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 1942Christening of battleship New Jersey by Carolyn Edison, wife of New Jersey Governor and former Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 7 Dec 1942An officer disembarking USS New Jersey after the commissioning ceremony, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 23 May 1943
Commissioning ceremony of USS New Jersey, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 23 May 1943, photo 01 of 25Commissioning ceremony of USS New Jersey, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 23 May 1943, photo 02 of 25Commissioning ceremony of USS New Jersey, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 23 May 1943, photo 03 of 25Commissioning ceremony of USS New Jersey, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 23 May 1943, photo 04 of 25
Commissioning ceremony of USS New Jersey, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 23 May 1943, photo 01 of 25Commissioning ceremony of USS New Jersey, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 23 May 1943, photo 02 of 25Commissioning ceremony of USS New Jersey, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 23 May 1943, photo 03 of 25Commissioning ceremony of USS New Jersey, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 23 May 1943, photo 04 of 25
Commissioning ceremony of USS New Jersey, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 23 May 1943, photo 05 of 25Commissioning ceremony of USS New Jersey, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 23 May 1943, photo 06 of 25; note Captain Carl Holden on leftCommissioning ceremony of USS New Jersey, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 23 May 1943, photo 07 of 25; note Captain Carl Holden on leftCommissioning ceremony of USS New Jersey, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 23 May 1943, photo 08 of 25
Commissioning ceremony of USS New Jersey, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 23 May 1943, photo 05 of 25Commissioning ceremony of USS New Jersey, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 23 May 1943, photo 06 of 25; note Captain Carl Holden on leftCommissioning ceremony of USS New Jersey, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 23 May 1943, photo 07 of 25; note Captain Carl Holden on leftCommissioning ceremony of USS New Jersey, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, United States, 23 May 1943, photo 08 of 25

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