Mrs. John H. Sengstacke, sponsor of the Liberty ship SS Robert S. Abbott, christens the ship by breaking a bottle of champagne against its hull on the day of its launching, Permanente Metals Corporation Shipyard No. 2
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@ Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division. The New York Public Library
Joseph, E. F
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Caption on back: "First "war bond" liberty ship to be named for an outstanding Negro American, the SS Robert S. Abbot was launched on April 13, 1944 at the Permanente Metals Corporation Shipyard No. 2 at Richmond, Calif.; the ship, honoring the founder The Chicago Defender, was the third name for a noted Negro editor and publisher; Mrs. John H. Sengstacke, sponsor of the vessel, christens the Robert S. Abbot.
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Photographs Gelatin Silver Prints
1944 04 13