Views of the launching of USS Canberra CA-70 at the Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts

Views of the launching and accompanying ceremony of Baltimore-class cruiser USS Canberra CA-70 at the Fore River Shipyard, Bethlehem Steel Shipbuilding in Quincy, Massachusetts on 19 April 1943; sponsored by Alice, Lady Dixon, the wife of Sir Owen Dixon, Australia's ambassador to the United States. During construction, in recognition of the valor displayed by the Australian cruiser HMAS Canberra during the Battle of Savo Island, United States President Franklin Delano Roosevelt wished to commemorate the Australian ship's loss by naming a US ship in her honor: Pittsburgh was selected and renamed USS Canberra. USS Canberra was awarded 7 battle stars for World War II service To support BIG MAMIE and Battleship Cove, please follow us on Social Media and consider donating to our efforts: Donate: https://www.battleshipcove.org/donate Volunteer: https://www.battleshipcove.org/volunteer Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/battleship.cove Subscribe to our Youtube Page: /c/BattleshipCoveAmericasFleetMuseum Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/battleship.cove/ TikTok: @battleship.cove

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