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Two New US Destroyers Added To America's Arsenal

Public Domain Stock Footage Two New US Destroyers Added To America's Arsenal

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keywords: united states, pre-wwii, destroyer uss shaw dd-373, destroyer uss cassin dd-372, dual launching

Synopsis: The Destroyers USS Shaw DD-373 and the USS Cassin DD-372 in a dual ship launching from the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard (2012-708f.txt)...(read more)

  • Date: 1935
  • Duration: 00:00:47
  • Sound: No
  • Color: Monochrome
  • Type: Public Domain
  • Language: English
  • Location: United States

Two New US Destroyers Added To America's Arsenal

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Two New US Destroyers Added To America's Arsenal

Spectators watch as the destroyers USS Shaw DD-373 and the USS Cassin DD-372 slide down the ways in a double ship launching at League Island, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. On a historical note the USS Shaw became famous for a iconic photograph of her forward magazine exploding during the Attack on Pearl Harbor 1941 while in the same attack the USS Cassin was declared lost and a new destroyer was recommissioned as the USS Cassin in 1944.