USS Chicago (CA-136)
Franklin D. Roosevelt & rear Admiral M. F. Draemel Commissioning a Naval Vessel
USS Wisconsin (BB-64)

Top: USS CHICAGO (CA-l36)-Built by the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Keel laid July 28, 1943, Christened August 20, 1944 in a triple christening with the USS LOS ANGELES (CA-135) and the USS ANTIETAM (CV-36) and commissioned January 10, 1945.

Left Center: President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Rear Admiral M. F. Draemel on October ·27, 1944 during the President's inspection of the Navy Yard.

Right Center: Commissioning a Naval vessel.

Bottom: USS WISCONSIN (BB-64), built by the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Keel laid January 25, 1941, launched December 7, 1943, the second anniversary of Pearl Harbor, and commissioned April 16, 1944.

Phila. Na. yd.-92804-10-19-45-30.000


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