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Open house of "Esso Baltimore"
The open house for the new tanker at baltimore actually stopped traffic. The photo shows part of the crowd Sunday July 17
swarming over the decks' . The photo depicting the "Esso Baltimore" oil tanker registery Wilmington Delaware and built in
Newport News.
Mrs. Judy Soper and daughter Beth soper 1 1/2 years of age who was one of the youngest babies to come aboard
Humble's "Esso Baltimore". They are shown with Mrs. Laurs Dewitt Greer, 84 years of age, one of the oldest to come aboard.
They are with C.E. O'hare Chief mate of the Esso Baltimore' . The photo taken on board the "Esso Baltimore" oil tanker.
Over 8,000 people attended Bayway's open house. Admiral Hatter of the bayone naval Base gives the yound daughters of
a batway employee personal instructions in the art of navigation' . The photo taken on board the Esso Baltimore oil tanker,
registery Wilmington Delaware and built in Newport News.
The officers mess, on Humbles "Esso Baltimore" has five four place tables.
The spacious crew's mess, has three eight place tables. The photo taken on board the "Esso Baltimore".
The crews recreation room on Humbles "Esso Baltimore" has flush fluorescent lights, sound absorbing ceilig, television
sets, curved corner sofas and easy chairs.
The quarters in Humbles "Esso Baltimore". Officers and crews staterooms are delux. Each man has a seperate room with
either a private bath or shower, or one for the two adjacent rooms. All are air conditioned and several color schemes were used.
The top picture is a typical officers room. The other, below, is an able seamans room.
