General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. Mary Nimitz- Fleet Admiral's daughter sponsors destroyer USS Buck, named for Civil War hero, San Francisco, California

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General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. Mary Nimitz- Fleet Admiral's daughter sponsors destroyer USS Buck, named for Civil War hero, San Francisco, California

1945

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1) MS Miss Mary Nimitz, Admiral Nimitz and spectators on sponsoring platform. 2) CU Mary Nimitz. 3) MS Workers on deck of USS Buck wave to spectators on dock. 4) MS Ship slides down ways into water, workers in shipyard foreground. 5) LS Ship dead in water. 6) NS Mary Nimitz and group of girl friends. 7) MN Admiral Nimitz and spectators. 8) SHS Admiral and Mrs. Nimitz and daughter, Mary. 9) SHS Mary Nimitz christens ship. 10) MCU Spectators on dock watch, ship slides down ways. 11) MS Ship dead in water.

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Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966

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Chester William Nimitz, Sr. (/ˈnɪmɪts/; February 24, 1885 – February 20, 1966) was a fleet admiral of the United States Navy. He played a major role in the naval history of World War II as Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet and Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas, commanding Allied air, land, and sea forces during World War II. Nimitz was the leading US Navy authority on submarines. Qualified in submarines during his early years, he later oversaw the conversion of these vessels' propu...