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For most of the crowd tlanking the ways hundreds deep, the most impressive sight, as the ship, shite grey above the water Une and mustard yellow below, hit the water, was the red, white and blue of the nation ' s colors cast in the great ' for ' ictt)ry high on hi As she broke water witii a splash that sent great waves rolling in ever growing circles, a small fleet of tugs closed in on her with whistles and sirens blaring. Then the ship dropped anchor and they sidled up, preparatory to taking her to the outfitting dock, where she will join the Bennington, another flat-top of the same class launched February 26.
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Mrs. John S. McCain The New York Times, With an inspiring Good luck and good hunting to wish her well the BON HOMME RICHARD, 27,000 tons of bad news for the Axis, shd down the ways at the New York Navy Yard in Brooklyn at 4 P.M. yesterday, the thirteenth aircraft carrier of the Essex Class built since America ' s entry into the war. More than 40,000 persons, most of them standing in .iwed silence watched the powerful carrier, proud name- sake of one of America ' s greatest fighting ships, as she cased int.. the i)iacid East River waters and glided niajcslicailv lialf wav across to the Maniiatlan shnre! The sjionsor of the ve Washington, wife of Vici Adnn M.S. Joini S. McCain: al M.Cain, Deputy Chi of Naval Air Operations. Flanking Mrs. McCain as she broke the traditional bottle of champagne across the vessel ' s bow, were Mrs. Frank Balsdcl of Brooklyn and Mrs. Allen Raymond of Manhattan, matrons of honor. edi launching were i)rief, am customary reception was cancelled because oi ihc c of Secretary Frank Knox. F ' lags throughout the van! at half mast. . pra er was offered in his nun Admiral Ernest J. King. Connnander-in-Clud ol Navy, was miablc l.i attend because of busiiu Vaship.oi,,n, but a message, hailing the lauiuhm another step toward vu toiA . was read on his belial leath Hew
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