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Photo #: NH 54603

Opening Bids for Three New Battleships, 2 November 1938


Scene in the Secretary of the Navy's office, as bids are opened for the construction of the battleships South Dakota (BB-57), Indiana (BB-58) and Massachusetts (BB-59).
Seated at the table are (left to right):
Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief of Naval Operations;
Secretary of the Navy Claude Swanson;
Rear Admiral Walter B. Woodson, Judge Advocate General; and
Rear Admiral William G. DuBose, Chief, Bureau of Construction and Repair.
Rear Admiral Harold G. Bowen, Chief, Bureau of Engineering, is standing at the far right, talking to Rear Admiral DuBose.
The others present are not identified.

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29 March 2000