Towing hte S.S. Acadia to berth after launch

Identifier:
5445  
Object ID:
97-760-930
Catalog:
Photos
Title:
Towing hte S.S. Acadia to berth after launch
Description:
Ready for the finishing touches.S.S. Acadia of the Eastern Steamship Lines being towed to her outfitting berth after the launching at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company. This ship was in service between New York and Yarmouth. It became a hospital ship during World War II. Local woman, Louine Lunt Peck, Army Nurse served on the Acadia. .
Creator:
Unknown
Collection:
Somesville Bicentenial 1961

Citation

Unknown, “Towing hte S.S. Acadia to berth after launch,” Mount Desert Island Historical Society, accessed December 26, 2024, https://mdihs.digitalarchive.us/items/show/5079.Item 5445

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