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. 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.](/content/history/nhhc/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/NH-53000/nh-53753-uss-goff--dd-247----ship-s-sponsor/_jcr_content/mediaitem/image.img.jpg/1552581379097.jpg)
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