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SS Santa Luisa
No full textTugboats prepare to help guide the SS Santa Luisa out of the Cape Fear River following its launching on April 2, 1946
NCRPC0973o
No full textPage 18 of the text, "Five Years of North Carolina Shipbuilding," presents the history of the Wilmington shipyard from 1941-1946
Christening of the SS Velma Lykes
No full textMiss Sandra Ingalls christens the S.S. Velma Lykes on Mar. 31, 1945
Launching of the USS Great Sitkin
No full textOnlookers witness the launching of the USS Great Sitkin on Jan. 20, 1945. The 197th ship completed by the NC Shipbuilding Company
USS Paricutin Guided by a Tugboat
No full textThe USS Paricutin is guided by a tugboat on Jan. 30, 1945 after its launching in the Cape Fear River
Launch Party of the SS Stella Lykes
No full textLaunching party of the SS Stella Lykes on Feb. 17, 1945. It was the 202nd ship completed by the NC Shipbuilding Company. Pictured left to right are Thomas Bartles, representing the Lykes brothers; Mrs. P.A. Wilson; Mr. W.H. Blakeman; Mrs. Shaw, mother of Mrs. Halsey; Mrs. P.F. Halsey; Mr. J.E. Davies; Mrs. Blakeman, sponsor and P.F. Halsey
Christening of the SS Stella Lykes
No full textMrs. W.H. Blakeman, sponsor, christens the SS Stella Lykes on Feb. 17, 1945
Tugboats Maneuver the SS Velma Lykes
No full textTugboats help maneuver the SS Velma Lykes following its launching into the Cape Fear River on Mar. 31, 1945
Fabrication Ship and Mold Loft
No full textThe fabrication ship and mold loft at the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company. The photograph was printed in the booklet titled, "Five Year of North Carolina Shipbuiliding," on page 12
SS Stella Lykes
No full textLaunching of the SS Stella Lykes on Feb. 17, 1945. It was the 202nd ship completed by the NC Shipbuilding Company