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Description: | CHRISTENING BOTTLE S.S. 'OCEAN STRENGTH' MRS HENRY P GIBBS SPONSOR JUNE 14 1942. TODD BATH IRON SHIPBUILDING CORP SOUTH PORTLAND MAINE
Green glass bottle (broken), covered with rope work and tied with red and blue ribbons. In glass-topped wooden box with the lid secured by brass screws. On a brass plate on the side of the box: 'CHRISTENING BOTTLE S.S. "OCEAN STRENGTH" MRS HENRY P. GIBBS SPONSOR JUNE 14TH 1942. TODD-BATH IRON SHIPBUILDING CORP SOUTH PORTLAND MAINE',
Ship one of the forerunners of the liberty ships, being a British-owned merchant ship, built in a US shipyard to replace wartime losses. Owners Ministry of Transport (J & J Denholm Ltd Managers).
caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Ocean Strength 1942 bottles | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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