"Carrier Launched At N.Y. Navy Yard"

"Carrier Launched At N.Y. Navy Yard"

World War, 1939-1945; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.); United States. Navy--Aircraft carrier; Bon Homme Richard (Aircraft carrier)

The title at the top of the clipping is "Carrier Launched At N.Y. Navy Yard" with the text below it reading, "NEW YORK, April 29 (A. P.).--One of its most famous names was restored to the Navy today when the Bon Homme Richard, a 27,100-ton aircraft carrier slid down the New York Navy Yard ways into the East River under a bright April sun./Admiral Ernest J. King, in a message read by Vice Admiral Herbert F. Leary, commander of the Eastern Sea Frontier, said the $60,000,000 carrier 'will soon be ready to participate in an important phase of our increasing offensive operations.'"

A newspaper clipping describing the launch of the naval ship Edmund served on, the Bon Homme Richard.

29-Apr-45

18

2 x 2.4"

Newspaper Clipping

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