Keywords: charleston naval shipyard charlestonnavalshipyard charleston blackandwhite monochrome black and white Lot 5399-9: Charleston Naval Shipyard, Charleston, South Carolina, December 20, 1941. Dual launching of USS Tillman (DD 641) and USS Beatty (DD 640). View of sponsor’s flowers for Beatty. She served in the Atlantic and Mediterranean but was sunk by German aircraft on November 6, 1943. Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels Collection. (7/2/2015). Lot 5399-9: Charleston Naval Shipyard, Charleston, South Carolina, December 20, 1941. Dual launching of USS Tillman (DD 641) and USS Beatty (DD 640). View of sponsor’s flowers for Beatty. She served in the Atlantic and Mediterranean but was sunk by German aircraft on November 6, 1943. Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels Collection. (7/2/2015). |