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NH 53753 USS Goff (DD-247) - Ship's Sponsor

Mrs. Catherine Goff, sponsor of Clemson-class destroyer USS Goff (DD-247), at the ship's launching ceremony, Camden, New Jersey, 2 June 1920. The ship was named after Nathan Goff, Secretary of the Navy in 1881, who died earlier in 1920.
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Title: USS Goff (DD-247) - Ship's Sponsor
Caption: Mrs. Catherine Goff, sponsor of Clemson-class destroyer USS Goff (DD-247), at the ship's launching ceremony, Camden, New Jersey, 2 June 1920. The ship was named after Nathan Goff, Secretary of the Navy in 1881, who died earlier in 1920.
Accession #: NH
Catalog #: NH 53753
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
Original Date: 1920-06-02
After this Year: 1920
Before this Year: 1929
Original Medium: Black and white photograph
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