| Kentucky (BB-66) |
| 80-G-413972 -- Moved from her building dock at the Norfolk Naval
Shipyard, Virginia, circa 20 January 1950. The ship, completed only up to
her second deck, was launched to clear the drydock, so that
Missouri
(BB-63) could undergo repairs there following her 17 January 1950 Grounding.
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| Note that Kentucky's upper bow section is stowed on her
deck, immediately in front of her forward barbette. |
| Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National
Archives. |
| Naval
Historical Center -- Online Library of Selected Images of USS
Kentucky |
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