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Ship launching in Portland, Maine. A mass launching that made history in Maine shipbuilding took place August 16, 1942, when eight vessels slid into the water. One of the five British cargo-carrying ships which were christened is here being prepared for launching
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Ship launching in Portland, Maine. A mass launching that made history in Maine shipbuilding took place August 16, 1942, when eight vessels slid into the water. One of the five British cargo-carrying ships which were christened is here being prepared for launching

Freeman, Albert, United States. Office Of War Information · 1942-01-01 · photo, print, drawing

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Credit lineShip launching in Portland, Maine. A mass launching that made history in Maine shipbuilding took place August 16, 1942, when eight vessels slid into the water. One of the five British cargo-carrying s. 1942-01-01. Freeman, Albert, United States. Office Of War Information. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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