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Essex-class carrier Ticonderoga in her first attempt to be christened (the bottle missed), Newport News, Virginia, United States, 7 Feb 1944. Sponsor was Miss Stephanie Sarah Pell of Ticonderoga, New York.	Essex-class carrier Ticonderoga in her second and successful attempt to be christened, Newport News, Virginia, United States, 7 Feb 1944. Sponsor was Miss Stephanie Sarah Pell of Ticonderoga, New York.

Essex-class carrier Ticonderoga sliding down the ways during her launch at Newport News, Virginia, United States, 7 Feb 1944.	Stern view of USS Harder, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 7 Feb 1944

Franklin Roosevelt with USMC pilot Kenneth Walsh at the White House, Washington DC, United States, 8 Feb 1944; note Adm Ernest King, LtGen Alexander Vandegrift, Asst Secretary of Navy Ralph Bard, and Mrs Walsh	US Navy K-class airship of Airship Patrol Squadron ZP-11 on a snow covered ramp at NAS South Weymouth, Massachusetts, United States, Feb 11, 1944.

F6F-3 Hellcat of Fighting Squadron 2 being shot from the hangar deck catapult of the Fleet Carrier USS Hornet (Essex-class) during training in Chesapeake Bay, Feb 12 1944.	Bow view of USS Harder, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 19 Feb 1944

Port side view of USS Harder, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 19 Feb 1944	Starboard side view of USS Harder, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 19 Feb 1944

Starboard side view of USS Harder, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 19 Feb 1944, photo 2 of 2	Stern view of USS Harder, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 19 Feb 1944

USS harder at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 19 Feb 1944, photo 1 of 2	Franklin in the Elizabeth River, off Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 21 Feb 1944, photo 1 of 4

Franklin in the Elizabeth River, off Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 21 Feb 1944, photo 2 of 4	Franklin in the Elizabeth River, off Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 21 Feb 1944, photo 3 of 4

Franklin in the Elizabeth River, off Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 21 Feb 1944, photo 4 of 4	Ice-covered submarine Hammerhead during her trial period at Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States, 22 Feb 1944

Carrier Shangri-La launching ceremony, Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, 24 Feb 1944	Carrier Shangri-La shortly after launching, Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, 24 Feb 1944; seen in the US Navy publication USS Shangri-La 1944-1945 cruise book