QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS. USA. 1943-04-19. PORT BOW VIEW OF THE CRUISER USS CANBERRA (CA-70) ...

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Accession Number 042889
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film original negative 3x4" safety base
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS. USA. 1943-04-19. PORT BOW VIEW OF THE CRUISER USS CANBERRA (CA-70) IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO HER LAUNCH AT THE FORE RIVER YARD OF THE BETHLEHEM STEEL COMPANY. SHE WAS NAMED TO COMMEMORATE THE CRUISER HMAS CANBERRA LOST AT THE BATTLE OF SAVO ISLAND ON 1942-08-09.