USS Eldridge (DE 201) and USS Craig (DE 202) Keel Laying Ceremony

Title:

USS Eldridge (DE 201) and USS Craig (DE 202) Keel Laying Ceremony

Date:

1943

Creator (Corporate):

United States Navy

Description:

Print of keel laying ceremony participants. Printing at bottom states, "636-43 US Navy Yard, SC, April 15, 1943. Keel laying ceremonies of the USS Eldridge (DE 201) and USS Craig (DE 202). Rear Admiral W. A. Glassford addressing the keel laying group of the USS Eldridge (DE 201) after presentation of momento plaques by Mrs. A. M. Penn. Left to right: Mrs A. A. Cuzzell, Mr A. A. Cuzzell, Mrs. L. H. Pryor, Mr L. H. Pryor, back to camera, Captain A. M. Penn, USM, Mrs. H. R. Gissell, Mr. H. R. Gissell, Rear Admiral W. A. Glassford, USN, Commandant, and Mrs. A. M. Penn.

Collection Title:

Charleston Naval Shipyard Photographs

Contributing Institution:

Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum

Media Type:

Images

Personal or Corporate Subject:

United States. Navy
Eldridge (Destroyer escort)
Craig (Destroyer escort)

Topical Subject:

Ships, World War, 1939-1945, and Shipyards

Geographic Subject:

Low Country

S.C. County:

Charleston County (S.C.)

Date Digital:

2010-08

Digitization Specifications:

300 ppi, 24-bit depth, color, Microtek ScanMaker i700, Archival Masters are jpegs.

Internet Media Type:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Digital image copyright 2010, Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum. All rights reserved. For more information contact Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum, Mt. Pleasant, SC.

Admin ID:

55646