Bow-side view of Liberty ship SS Robert S. Abbott during its launching at 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; Photo shows liberty ship sliding down the way to San Francisco Bay amid thrill blasts of horns and cheers of launching guests.
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Photographs Gelatin Silver Prints
1944 04 13