USS Skipjack launching ceremony, Groton, 1958
PhotographerPhotographed by
Frank Lorenzo
American, 1928 - 2000
PhotographerPhotographed by
United Press International
American, founded 1907
Date1958 May 26
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: GR052604-5/26/58-GROTON, CONN.: The shark-shaped, atomic sub Skipjack goes down The way, 5/26, making room for the keel laying, 5/27, of the 2nd Fleet Ballistic Missile sub on the same spot. The 1st FBM designed to fire the Polaris from underwater is under construction at the right. UNITED PRESS TELEPHOTO fl
Caption: GR052604-5/26/58-GROTON, CONN.: The shark-shaped, atomic sub Skipjack goes down The way, 5/26, making room for the keel laying, 5/27, of the 2nd Fleet Ballistic Missile sub on the same spot. The 1st FBM designed to fire the Polaris from underwater is under construction at the right. UNITED PRESS TELEPHOTO fl
Object number2023.82.311.1
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Kenneth J. Winschel
c. 1952-1953
