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Metadata
Catalog Number |
2025.046.20 |
Object Name |
Clipping, Newspaper |
Reference code |
US SPHi 2025.046.20 |
Title |
Mrs. W.B. Cornell will christen ship; Liberty ships finished; Ship named Ezra Cornell; SPSC will launch 3 ships Sunday; Launching of 3 Liberty ships and destroyer in Maine |
Date |
1943 |
Scope & Content |
Launch of the SS Ezra Cornell, the SS Timothy Dwight, and the SS Francis Amasa Walker on March 7, 1943. The Liberty ships were constructed by South Portland Shipbuilding Corporation in South Portland, Maine. The ships were all named for the presidents of colleges - Cornell for the first president and founder of Cornell University; Dwight for the president of Yale University; and Walker for the president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The Cornell was christened by Emily Lebengood Cornell, a direct descendant. The Dwight was christened by Helen Ellena Sewall, wife of Maine Governor Sumner Sewall. The Walker was christened by Mrs. Karl T. Compton, wife of MIT's current president. - Published in the Cornell Alumni News, Volume 45, No. 25. - Published in the Montclair Times, March 4, 1943. - Published in the Burlington Daily News, March 6, 1943. - Published in the Boston Traveler, March 6, 1943. - Published in the Ithaca Journal, March 6, 1943. - Published in the Portland Press Herald, March 6, 1943. - Published in the Portland Press Herald, March 8, 1943. - Published in the Wilkes Barre Record, March 8, 1943. |
Search Terms |
South Portland Shipbuilding Corporation S.S. Ezra Cornell (East Yard) S.S. Francis Amasa Walker (East Yard) S.S. Timothy Dwight (East Yard) |
Subjects |
Liberty ships Christenings Launches Launchings |
People |
Sewall, Sumner (Governor) |
Site # |
205 |
Site Name - For More Information |
New England Shipbuilding Corporation |