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Marine honor guard stand at attention during christening of USS Enterprise in Newport News, Virginia.

Marine honor guard stand at attention during christening of USS Enterprise in Newport News, Virginia. Scenes of cars. Mrs. Franke speaks with Marine officer. Sedan drives off. Marine honor guard at present arms. Secretary of the Navy William B Franke, Mr. Blewett stand in front of guard surrounded by spectators. Honor guard inspected by Secretary of Navy William B. Franke. Crowd looks on. Mr. Franke removes his hat and places it over his chest as he passes the color guard. Mrs. Franke escorted to her seat. Secretary of the Navy walks toward speaker's stand. Address completed by Secretary of the Navy. Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, Chief of Naval Operations, shakes hand with Secretary of the Navy on stand. Mr. Franke leaves. Admiral prepares to speak. Light-bulb sign "ENTERPRISE". Sign reads "CHRISTENING THE ENTERPRISE". Officers & VIPs rise for invocation. Partially lit sign. Mrs. Franke on speaker's stand with Mr. Blewett. Portion of USS Enterprise (CVAN-65) bow. Mrs. Franke christens ship from launching platform. She steps back as champagne splashes. Worker takes bottle. Mrs. Franke wipes her hands and leaves platform followed by Mr. Blewett. She is congratulated by three women at bottom of platform. USS Robert E Lee (SSBN-601) submarine afloat in drydock. Colors fly from stern. Jack flag flies from bow. SSBN Lee submarine fires water slug. Workers look on. Spray of water envelopes top section of submarine, clears. View from distance, with view of crowd, as USS Robert E. Lee fires the water slug.

Location: Newport News Virginia USA
Date: 1960, September 24
Duration: 3 min 31 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675034613
Workers work on USS Midway at Newport News, Virginia.

World's largest carrier, USS Midway's launch at Newport News, Virginia. View of ship's exterior. Welder puts finishing touches and welds on side of the ship. Crane alongside the carrier. Workers disembark from the ship for lunch break.

Location: Newport News Virginia USA
Date: 1945, March 9
Duration: 1 min 14 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675035282
World's largest aircraft carrier, USS Midway (CV-41), launched at Newport News, Virginia.

World's largest Aircraft Carrier, the U.S. Navy's USS Midway (CV-41) is launched at Newport News, Virginia. Sponsors, Mrs Bradford William Ripley with party consisting of Mrs. Wm Aycrigg, Rear Admiral Cox and superintendent of Naval Construction present during the launch ceremony. Shipyard workers and spectators watch carrier launch. Fleet of U.S. Army Air Force aircraft overhead in formation.

Location: Newport News Virginia USA
Date: 1945, March 20
Duration: 2 min 0 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675035283
Mrs Ripley christens USS Midway during its launch in Newport News, Virginia.

World's largest carrier, USS Midway's launch at Newport News, Virginia. Workers in the shipyard. Mrs Ripley on christen barge. She christens the ship. Workers and spectators watch the launch.

Location: Newport News Virginia USA
Date: 1945, March 9
Duration: 1 min 2 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675035284
Men carry their baggage and disembark from the USS Wasp (CVS-18) in the City of Newport News, Virginia (WW2)

U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Wasp (CVS-18) arrives in the City of Newport News, Virginia during World War II. Men carry their baggage and disembark from the USS Wasp. WACs (Women's Army Corps ) stand in the foreground. Several documents kept on a table. The troops disembark.

Location: Newport News Virginia USA
Date: 1945
Duration: 2 min 28 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675054319
Admiral Arthur W. Radford and other dignitaries arrive at the christening ceremony of USS Ranger in Newport News, Virginia.

Christening of USS Ranger in Newport News, Virginia. People gather in a large number at a harbor. The bow of the ship. A speaker's stand. Several workers on a side of the dry dock. The bottom portion of the bow of USS Ranger. Workers handle lines as the ship slowly moves away from the dock. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Arthur W. Radford, his wife and several other people on the speaker's stand as the ship leaves the dock. The speakers stand alongside the dock. The ship backs away from the dock. People in the background.

Location: Newport News Virginia USA
Date: 1956, September
Duration: 2 min 46 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675050997
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