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USS Ward (DD-139) under construction at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard on 16 May 1918 (ggbain.26346)
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USS Ward (DD-139) under construction at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard on 16 May 1918 (ggbain.26346)

The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Ward (DD-139) under construction at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California (USA), on 16 May 1918. Note the sign "30 DAYS OR BUST". The photo was taken one day after her keel laying. Ward was launched on 1 June and commisioned on 24 July 1918.

Date
1918-05-16
Collection
Bain News Service
Archive
Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
Type
photograph
Original size
3,656 × 4,871 pixels

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Reason: Bain News Service collection at the Library of Congress: no known restrictions on publication.

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"USS Ward (DD-139) under construction at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard on 16 May 1918 (ggbain.26346)" (1918-05-16). Bain News Service. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USS_Ward_(DD-139)_under_construction_at_the_Mare_Island_Naval_Shipyard_on_16_May_1918_(ggbain.26346).jpg

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