Photo #: NH 57451
USS Atlanta (CL-51)
Scene on the ship's fantail, during her commissioning ceremonies
at the New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, N.Y., 24 December 1941.
Standing in the foreground are (left to right):
Captain Samuel P. Jenkins, Commanding Officer;
Rear Admiral Adolphus Andrews;
Margaret Mitchell (Mrs. John R. Marsh), ship's Sponsor;
Captain Harold V. McKittrick; and
Rear Admiral Edward J. Marquart.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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