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- 1943-07-15
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
Mrs. C.E. Taylor, holding roses, poses with a group of unidentified women during the July 15, 1943 launching of the USS Sunset. Mrs. Taylor was acting as sponsor for the vessel, which was launched at the Tacoma yard of the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. Standing in front of Mrs. Taylor is a child believed to be her daughter. Mrs. Taylor was the wife of Commander C.E. Taylor, ordnance officer 13th Naval District. (Sea-Tac Keel, Vol. II, No. II, pg. 6, July 24, 1943 issue; wikipedia.org; names of those in sponsor's party listed in article TNT 7/16/1943, pg. 7)
Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. (Tacoma); World War, 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects--Tacoma; Launchings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;