Photo #: NH 55016
USS California (BB-44)
Sliding down the building ways during her launching, at the Mare
Island Navy Yard, California, 20 November 1919.
Note group on the christening stand in the lower right, including
the ship's sponsor, Mrs. R.T. Zane (at left), a Navy Captain
lifting his hat to the ship, a motion picture cameraman and a
Navy bugler.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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