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Christening the USS Lenoir
No full textMrs. John Hosea Kerr, sponsor, prepares to christen the USS Lenoir on Nov. 6, 1944. She was the wife of Mr. Kerr, member of U.S. Congress Second District of North Carolina
Launching of the USS Ottawa
No full textThe launching of the U.S.S. Ottawa on Nov. 29, 1944. It was the 189th ship completed by the NC Shipbuilding Company
Launching of the SS Alden Besse
No full textThe SS Alden Besse, the 105th completed ship by the NC Shipbuilding Company, was launched Jan. 11, 1944
Christening the SS Game Cock
No full textMiss Charlene Register, sponsor of the SS Game Cock, prepares to christen the vessel on May 26, 1944. Also included in the photo are representatives of New Hanover High School. Also pictured are Barbara Marshall (second from left); Betty Evans Burney (far right at top); Fred Block (below with blond hair) and Gerald Baker (immediate right of Fred). Baker was a Holocaust escapee and stayed with the Stein family at 15th and Red Cross Street
Launching Party of the USS Towner
No full textOn June, 13, 1944, the launching party of the USS Towner took place. It was the 128th ship built by the NC Shipbuilding Company. Mrs. Harold Broudy, daughter of Maj. Gen. A.H. Sanderland and sponsor
Christening the USS Tyrrell
No full textMiss Jaunita Ogburn, sponsor, prepares to christen the USS Tyrrell on July 10, 1944
Christening the USS Caswell
No full textMrs. W. H. Williamson, sponsor, prepares to christen the USS Caswell on Oct. 24, 1944
Christening of the USS Lenoir
No full textMrs. John Hosea Kerr, sponsor, gets a little wet during the christening of the USS Lenoir on Nov. 6, 1944
USS Alamance in the Cape Fear River
No full textTugboats guide the USS Alamance following its launching on Nov. 11, 1944
Launching of the USS Washburn
No full textMajor Katherine A. Towle, of the USMCR, was the sponsor for the USS Washburn that launched on Dec. 18, 1944. Maj. Towle was in command of the women Marines at Camp Lejeune and the shipyard asked her to sponsor the ship in recognition of the war services provided by the women Marines. Also pictured are Maj. Ellen J. Jill; Maj. Dorothy Mott; Captain Mary L. Parks and W.S. McMahon