DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY -- NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER
805 KIDDER BREESE SE -- WASHINGTON NAVY YARD
WASHINGTON DC 20374-5060
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Photo #: NH 96796
USS Missouri (BB-63)
Driving the first rivet, during keel laying ceremonies at the
New York Navy Yard, 6 January 1941.
Rear Admiral Clark Woodward, Commandant of the Navy Yard, (second
from right) did the honors on this occasion.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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