USS Iquique Commissioning Ceremony, Groton, 1957
PhotographerPhotographed by
Frank Lorenzo
American, 1928 - 2000
PhotographerPhotographed by
United Press International
American, founded 1907
Date1957 October 1
MediumPhotography
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 7 1/4 × 9in. (18.4 × 22.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Tracey Lorenzo Budrejko
DescriptionBlack and white photograph by United Press International (UPI) photographer Frank Lorenzo with typed caption.
Caption: HFP-100101-10/1/57-GROTON, CONN.: A Peruvian sailor stands at attention at the Jack as the attack submarine Iquique is commissioned into the Peruvian Navy (10/1) at the Electric Boat Div. With the commissioned of the Iquique, Peru now has eight surface vessels and eight submarines comprising its entire navy. The Iquique ran aground, on trials, off Connecticut, (8/27). U.P.TELE.PHOTO bm
Caption: HFP-100101-10/1/57-GROTON, CONN.: A Peruvian sailor stands at attention at the Jack as the attack submarine Iquique is commissioned into the Peruvian Navy (10/1) at the Electric Boat Div. With the commissioned of the Iquique, Peru now has eight surface vessels and eight submarines comprising its entire navy. The Iquique ran aground, on trials, off Connecticut, (8/27). U.P.TELE.PHOTO bm
Object number2023.82.226.2
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Graciela Quiñones-Rodriguez
2004 October
Peruvian American Cultural Association of Connecticut
