File:Launch of USS Miami (CL-89) in December 1942.jpg

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Description Launch of the U.S. Navy light cruiser USS Miami (CL-89) at the Cramp Shipbuilding Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA), 8 December 1942. Note anchors and chains hanging near the ship's bow, for use in stopping her once she was afloat.
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Source Official U.S. Navy photo NH 75601 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Author U.S. Navy

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