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NH 54299 USS ESSEX (CV-9)

USS ESSEX (CV-9)
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Title: USS ESSEX (CV-9)
Caption: Launching, 31 July 1942, at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company. Sponsor's party with Mrs. Artemus Gates, the sponsor, at right.
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Catalog #: NH 54299
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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Original Date: 1942-07-31
After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: BW Photo
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