| Object ID |
CF. IA 04894 |
| Description |
Negative, Film; B&W; aerial broadside view of the liberty ship ZEBULON B. VANCE on the ways at the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company's shipyard prior to launching; hundreds of spectators visible around ship; other ships visible on the ways beyond the VANCE; in the foreground are large buildings & parked cars; "Launching of the Zebulon B. Vance/by/Pennington's Flying |
| Made |
Pennington, James C. ("skinny")\photographer |
| Notes |
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IA4897
Launching of USS Zebulon B. Vance, December 6, 1941
The Zebulon B. Vance was the first vessel completed at the Wilmington shipyards. It was launched on December 6, 1941, one day before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. These photographs were taken by James "Skinny" Pennington, a local pilot who later served in China and India while in the Army. |
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