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Christening the SS Golden Fleece
No full textMrs. Henry L. Stevens, sponsor, prepares to christen the SS Golden Fleece on Mar. 18, 1944
Launching of the USS Caswell
No full textLaunching of the USS Caswell on Oct. 24th, 1944. The 147th ship built by NC Shipbuilding Company
Launching Party of the USS Alamance
No full textPictured left to right are the honorable Carl T. Durham, of the 6th N.C. District; unknown person; Mrs. W.H. Ward; Miss Betsy Thompson; W.S. McMahon and Mrs. Carl T. Durham, sponsor
Christening the USS Alamance
No full textMrs. Carl T. Durham, sponsor, christens the USS Alamance on Nov. 11, 1944
Katherine Rehder
No full textKatherine Rehder in U.S. Nurses Corps uniform.
Katherine Engelhard Rehder (1903-1964) was born in Rocky Mount, NC and died in Wilmington, NC. She was a captain in the U.S. Nurses Corps in World War II, and is buried in Oakdale Cemetery
Visit of British Ambassador Lord Halifax to Wilmington
No full textPhotograph from the December 1943 visit of British Ambassador Lord Halifax to Wilmington, North Carolina
Launching of the SS Flora MacDonald
No full textLaunching of the SS Flora MacDonald on January 30, 1943, at the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company in Wilmington, NC. Miss Sue Harden MacPherson was the sponsor representing Flora MacDonald College
Christening of the SS John Merrick
No full textChristening of the SS John Merrick took place on July 11, 1943, at the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company in Wilmington, NC