Christening of USS Ranger in Newport News, Virginia. The bow of the ship. Workers on the forward flight deck look over the bow as the ship moves away from the dock. A speaker's stand in the background. A navy band playing during the commissioning ceremony. Dignitaries at the speaker's stand.
Christening of USS Ranger in Newport News, Virginia. People gather in a large number at a harbor. Building in the background. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Arthur W. Radford with officials. He stands at a speaker's stand. A car drives through the harbor.
Christening of USS Ranger in Newport News, Virginia. The bow of the ship. People gathered for the ceremony. An officer speaks into a microphone. Mrs. Radford swings a champagne bottle and hits the bow. The ship starts to move away from the stand. A large crowd of spectators and some dock workers at the harbor. A parked car. Cars driven away from the harbor. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Arthur W. Radford, Mrs. Radford and U.S. Navy Admiral Arleigh Albert Burke on a speaker's stand. Honor guards stand at attention. Admiral Radford reviews the guards. U.S. Secretary of the Navy Charles S. Thomas and Admiral Radford.
CINCPAC ( Commander in Chief, Pacific Command ) change of command aboard USS Ranger at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, United States. Marines load saluting batteries at the end of a pier. USS Ranger in the background. An officer gives a signal to fire a 17 gun salute. A lanyard being pulled. The saluting battery is fired. A hot shell is removed. A Marine officer gives an order to fire the saluting battery, he drops his hand.
CINCPAC ( Commander in Chief, Pacific Command ) change of command aboard USS Ranger at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, United States. USS Ranger at a dock. A U.S. Navy Sikorsky SH-34G helicopter takes off from the ship. The helicopter in flight overhead. Guests arrive at the side of USS Ranger. American actor Kirk Douglas is greeted as he arrives at the side of USS Ranger. Former Under-Secretary of the Navy Paul "Red" Burgess Fay, Jr arrives. United States Marine Corps General Wallace Martin Greene, Jr arrives. Governor of Hawaii John Anthony Burns also arrives. He walks towards the brow. Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command Admiral Harry D. Felt arrives. He steps out of a limousine with Mrs Felt. Admiral U.S.G. Sharp debark from the limousine after his arrival. Admiral Felt walks through the rank of sideboys with his flag under his arm. He goes up to the flight deck level in an elevator with his wife.
USS Ranger underway in San Francisco Bay in northern California, United States. Port bow view of USS Ranger (CVA-61) underway. The Golden Gate Bridge in the background. A tug sprays water high in the air as a welcome to the ship. Airplanes parked on the flight deck
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