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Description The beginning of the launching ceremony for the first battleship built in the U.S. in almost twenty years, crowds gather around the Washington (BB-56) at the Philadelphia Naval Ship Yard on 1 June 1940. She is the 1st battleship built and launched by the USN since West Virginia (BB-48) in November 1921.
Date Taken on 1 June 1940
Source navsource.org, stated as USN photo
Author US Navy Employee
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