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Launch of the "Esso Raleigh (II)"
Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company - photo collection
( All photos by Knott, A.V. )
"Esso Raleigh (II)", Hull no. 237, a single screw, steam turbine, 9,000 SHP, 16,387 DWT.
Built by Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company.
"Esso Raleigh (II)", still on the shipway.
Just before the launch on 22nd of September 1941.
Sponsor with celebrities.
Christining of the "Esso Raleigh (II)", by her sponsor.
Launch of the "Esso Raleigh (II)".
Sponsor after the launch.
( All photos by Knott, A.V. )