Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2025.041.30 |
Object Name |
Clipping, Newspaper |
Reference code |
US SPHi 2025.041.30 |
Title |
Miss Sewall christens new NESC ship |
Date |
1943 |
Scope & Content |
The SS Charles Augustus Young launched on December 3, 1943. The Liberty ship was constructed by the New England Shipbuilding Corporation in South Portland, Maine. The vessel was named for a famous astronomer and the inventor of a new form of automatic spectroscope. She was christened by Alexandra Sewall, the daughter of Governor and Mrs. Sumner Sewall. Published in the Portland Press Herald, December 4, 1943. Published in the Daily Kennebec Journal, December 4, 1943. |
Search Terms |
New England Shipbuilding Corporation S.S. Charles Augustus Young (Samspring) (West Yard) |
Subjects |
Liberty ships Launches Launchings Christenings |
People |
Sewall, Sumner (Governor) |
Site # |
205 |
Site Name - For More Information |
New England Shipbuilding Corporation |