File:Christening of USS Crockett (APA-148) at Kaiser Shipbuilding, Vancouver, Washington (USA), on 28 November 1944.jpg

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English: Launching and christening ceremony of the U.S. Navy attack transport USS Crockett (APA-148), on 28 November 1944, at Kaiser Shipbuilding Company, Vancouver, Washington (USA). The ship's sponsor, Mrs. Ida Whitgrove with her husband Captain Whitgrove breaks the traditional bottle of champagne across the ships bow.
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