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Description Launch of the U.S. Navy destroyer USS William B. Preston (DD-344) at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia (USA) on 9 August 1919. She was temporarily stalled on the ways during launch, yard workers are working to free her.
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Source Official U.S. Navy photo [1] from the U.S. Navy Norfolk Naval Shipyard
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