Name/Title
Clipping about U.S.S. Admiral WS Benson's readiness for launch, 1943Entry/Object ID
2001.159.4Description
Acc. No. 01.159.4
Subject: Industry, Bethlehem World War II
Date/Period: 1943
Object: Clipping, Newspaper
Description:
Newspaper clipping with bold-printed caption, “Big Ship Ready for Launching” in blackcolored type.
Size: L3” x W2”.
History:
Clipping concerning the readiness of the ship U.S.S. Admiral WS Benson, at the time the largest merchant ship ever built on the Pacific Coast, which was launched on November 28, 1943 at the Bethlehem-Alameda Shipyard. Clipping belonged to the donor who was secretary to the head of the Maritime Commission, Olif Laurgaard.
Acquired From:
Kaye Van Valkenburg
Date: 10/6/01