General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. CHRISTENING amp; LAUNCHING OF USS HORNET, NEWPORT NEWS, VA

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General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. CHRISTENING amp; LAUNCHING OF USS HORNET, NEWPORT NEWS, VA

1943

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1) GV Mrs. Knox & Adm. Cox on sponsoring platform, Mrs. Knox breaks bottle, spectators FG-SV.2) GV HORNET goes down ways, spectators FG.3) GV HORNET dead in water.4) MCU Mr. & Mrs. Knox & sponsoring party on platform, Mrs. Knox breaks bottle.5) SHS Yard workers mill around shipyard-SV.6) GV HORNET in dock.7) MCU Mr. & Mrs. Frank Knox, spectators BG.8) GV Men knock away shores.9) MCU Cmdr. Edward B. Harp, Jr., Chaplain of sunken HORNET.QUALITY: FAIR

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Knox, Frank, 1874-1944

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William Franklin "Frank" Knox (January 1, 1874 – April 28, 1944) was an American politician, newspaper editor and publisher. He was also the Republican vice presidential candidate in 1936, and Secretary of the Navy under Franklin D. Roosevelt during most of World War II. On December 7, 1941, Knox flanked by his assistant John O’Keefe walked into Roosevelt's White House study at approximately 1:30 p.m. EST announcing that Japan had attacked Pearl Harbor. Knox was mentioned by name in Adolf Hitler...