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1942 New American aircraft carrier the USS Lexington launched
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0:30Now PlayingDate: 15th October 1942
Location: USA
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
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AIRCRAFT CARRIERS New LEXINGTON launched in Mass:U.S..launched by Mrs. Theodore Robinson..glides down slipway..sailors rescued from namesake see her launched
AMERICA, Naval New aircraft carrier Lexington launched by Mrs. Theodore Robinson..sailors from her namesake see ceremony..down slipway..etc.
LEXINGTON. New aircraft carrier launched by Mrs. Theodore Robinson..sailors rescued from her namesake watch ceremony..in Mass:U.S.
Navy - Ceremonial; United States of America
World War II, WWII, ships, Pacific War, The Blue Ghost, Theodore Douglas Robinson
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