USS Haynsworth DD700 |
HER TIME IN HISTORY |
USS Haynsworth Christening 04-15-1944 | |
***** Photos provided by Marty Irons ***** | |
DESTROYER ADDITION TO GROWING SEA POWER
Heavy rain did not hinder the ceremonial launching of the USS Haynsworth at the Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company at Kearney, N.J., April 15, 1944.
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Sponsors: Haynsworth Family | |
Back Row: L-R; Stanley Willams Lenard, Walter H. White, A.S., USNR, and Donald Leroy Haynsworth. | |
Front Row, L-R; Lt (jg) Ann Heron White, Mrs. Haynsworth, the sponsor; Mrs. Walter C. White, and Ensign Mary Greenleaf White. | |
USS Haynsworth Christening Cover Envelope | |
USS Haynsworth sliding down the ways | Formal Christening Invitation |