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LAUNCHING USS ESSEX, NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA

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1) GV Launching USS ESSEX as the ship slides down ways.2) CU Name on the stern; men on the rail.3) GV Shipyard structure (SV).4) MCU USS ESSEX sliding down the ways into the water; superstructure of the ways, BG.5) MCU Tugs receiving line from DD; USS ESSEX after the launching.6) CU Bow; tugs in BG.7) MCU Tugs taking USS ESSEX in tow (SV).

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Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities

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Date
1945-07-31
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TRT
3:33

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