USS Ward (DD-139) under construction at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard on 20 May 1918 (ggbain.26347)
The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Ward (DD-139) under construction at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California (USA), on 20 May 1918. The photo was taken five days after her keel laying. Ward was launched on 1 June and commisioned on 24 July 1918.
- Date
- 1918-05-20
- Collection
- Bain News Service
- Archive
- Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Type
- photograph
- Original size
- 3,807 × 5,027 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 20 May 1918 (ggbain.26347)" (1918-05-20). 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_20_May_1918_(ggbain.26347).jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 246994.
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