USS Juneau CL-52
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September 1941: Juneau CL-52 (foreground) and Atlanta CL-51 seen on the ways at Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Company in Kearny, New Jersey.
(Note: Both ships were lost on Nov. 13, 1942 at the First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.)



October 25, 1941: Juneau CL-52 seen on the morning of her launch.



October 25, 1941: Ship's sponsor Mrs. Ina P. Lucas, wife of the mayor of the City of Juneau, Alaska seen at the christening and launch ceremony for Juneau CL-52



October 25, 1941: Sponsor's party; Rear Admiral Adolphus Andrews, USN and ship's sponsor Mrs. Ina P. Lucas are seen at center.



October 25, 1941: Rear Admiral Adolphus Andrews, USN and ship's sponsor Mrs. Ina P. Lucas seen at the christening and launch ceremony for Juneau CL-52.



October 25, 1941: Ship's sponsor Mrs. Ina P. Lucas christens Juneau CL-52.



October 25, 1941: Ship's sponsor Mrs. Ina P. Lucas seen just after christening Juneau CL-52.



October 25, 1941: Some of the men who built Juneau CL-52 seen on her bows during the launch ceremony.



October 25, 1941: Juneau CL-52 seen going down the ways.



October 25, 1941: Juneau CL-52 seen just after launching.





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