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Piranha's launching ceremony, Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine, United States, 27 Oct 1943

Caption     Piranha's launching ceremony, Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine, United States, 27 Oct 1943 ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives via navsource.org
Link to Source    Link
Identification Code   80-G-166753
More on...   
Piranha   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 2,956 x 2,428 pixels
Photos on Same Day 27 Oct 1943
Photos at Same Place Kittery, Maine, United States
Added By C. Peter Chen
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010:
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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Anonymous says:
9 Oct 2017 11:34:05 AM

The launching was on 27 Oct, not 10 Oct. Check out the DANFS and http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/08389.htm
2. Commenter identity confirmed C. Peter Chen says:
9 Oct 2017 11:45:08 AM

Anonymous of 9 Oct 2017: Thank you, the caption has been corrected.

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WW2-Era Place Name Kittery, Maine, United States
Lat/Long 43.0789, -70.7342
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