Laying Keel of USS Battleship Number 39
3/15/1910
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This photo shows the arrival of Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin Delano Roosevelt and others at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The battleship being built, USS Battleship Number 39, was christened as the USS Arizona. It would be bombed during the the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
This primary source comes from the Records of Naval Districts and Shore Establishments.
National Archives Identifier: 6038115
Full Citation: Laying Keel of USS Battleship Number 39, Arrival of Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and Others; 3/15/1910; F644 N150; Photographs of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard, 1903 - 1920; Records of Naval Districts and Shore Establishments, Record Group 181; National Archives at New York, New York, NY. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/laying-keel, April 19, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.