Daily Event for April 17, 2009

April 17, 1924 the cruiser Memphis CL-11 was launched at William Cramp & Sons in Philadelphia. She was christened by Elizabeth Rowlett Paine, the 5 year old daughter of the Mayor of Memphis, Tennessee. The ship served until 1946 when she was scrapped.
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