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Page 17 text:

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Mrs. Andrew Calhoun Pickens wife of Rear Admiral Andrew S. Pickens, of the Navy ' s general board, sponsored the latest addition to Uncle Sam ' s growing sea power. Mrs. Pickens attired in a blue and white polka dot dress, white gloves and a blue and white hat, carried a bouquet of red roses to the launching stand. She broke a bottle of champagne on the DIXIE ' S bow just as it started to move down the ways. She was accompanied here by her husband and a daughter, both of whom stood on the platform with her. Christening the DIXIE is like being hospitable to a relative Mrs. Pickens said. (Taken from newspaper article, 21 May 1939). opposite page DIXIE sliding down the ways. Newly launched DIXIE is towed by tugs back to her pier where she will undergo final outfitting. When completed she will sail to Philadelphia Navy Yard for acceptance and commissioning.

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Page 18 text:

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The $10,000,000 USS DIXIE was delivered yesterday morning April 25, 1940 to the Navy by the builders. A short time later the bugler sounded Attention . Captain R. Mathewson representing Rear Admiral A.E. Watson, commandant of the Navy Yard read the commissioning order from the bridge to the skeleton crew. The ship then became a part of the United States Navy. DIXIE is the first of her class designed and built as a repair vessel.

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