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Record 1170/1708
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Catalog date 07/17/2008
Category 8: Communication Artifact
Classification Ships
U.S. Navy
Collection Marblehead Maritime Museum, Sponsored by Dr. Raymond F. Cole, Jr.
Date 17 January 1936
Abstract A framed letter dated 17 January 1936 from W. R. Gherardi Rear Admiral, US Navy Commandant, U.S. Navy Yard, Boston to
Miss Madeline Orne, 32 Mugford Street, Marblehead, Massachusetts.
It notes that she has been designated as sponsor of the USS Mugford being built at the Boston Navy Yard. He also notes that the date for the launching was not known at that time but he would communicate with her when a date was set.
Home Location Maritime Room
Object ID 2007-300-03196
Object Name Letter
People Gherardi, W. R., R. Adm. USN
Orne, Madeline
Search Terms Miss Orne
Sub-category Documentary Artifact
Subjects Ships
US Navy
Title U. S. Navy Yard, Boston
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