Photo #: 19-N-6071 USS Ward (DD-139) On the building ways at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, 1 June 1918, during her 14th day under construction. She was launched later in the day. Many of her hull plates are still held in place with bolts. Note banners. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives. Online Image: 128KB; 610 x 765 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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14 November 2000