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A distinguished guest sits on the speakers platform during the launching ceremony for the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS BUFFALO (SSN-715)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Carlos Drake Release Status: Released to Pu More

A view of the crowd attending the launching ceremony for the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS BUFFALO (SSN-715)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Carlos Drake Release Status: Released to Pu More

The Chopin Singing Society gives a rendition of the national anthem during the launching ceremony for the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS BUFFALO(SSN-715)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Carlos Drake Release Status: Released to Pu More

Crewmen stand on the sail of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS BUFFALO (SSN-715) during the launching ceremony

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Carlos Drake Release Status: Released to Pu More

A view of guests of honor seated on the speakers platform during the launching ceremony for the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS BUFFALO (SSN-715)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Carlos Drake Release Status: Released to Pu More

Port bow view of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS BUFFALO (SSN-715) during the launch ceremony

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Carlos Drake Release Status: Released to Pu More

A boy scout troop attends the launching ceremony for the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS BUFFALO (SSN-715)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Carlos Drake Release Status: Released to Pu More

Shipyard workers, standing beneath the scaffolding, watch the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS BUFFALO (SSN-715) slide down the ways at the conclusion of the launching ceremony

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Carlos Drake Release Status: Released to Pu More

Balloons fill the air as the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS BUFFALO (SSN-715) slides down the ways at the conclusion of the launching ceremony

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Carlos Drake Release Status: Released to Pu More

The president of the Navy League watches the launching of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS BUFFALO (SSN-715)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Carlos Drake Release Status: Released to Pu More

Balloons are handed out during the launching ceremony for the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS BUFFALO (SSN-715)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Carlos Drake Release Status: Released to Pu More

Balloons are released as the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS BUFFALO (SSN-715) starts to slide down the ways at the conclusion of the launch ceremony

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Carlos Drake Release Status: Released to Pu More

Guest speakers stand for the national anthem during the launching ceremony for the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS BUFFALO (SSN-715)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Carlos Drake Release Status: Released to Pu More

VADM Robert L. Walters, deputy chief of naval operations, Surface Warfare, salutes during the launching ceremony for the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS BUFFALO (SSN-715)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Carlos Drake Release Status: Released to Pu More

A Navy officer stands in the rain to watch the launching of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS BUFFALO (SSN-715)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Carlos Drake Release Status: Released to Pu More

Sailors man the rail aboard the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS BUFFALO (SSN-715) during the launching ceremony

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Carlos Drake Release Status: Released to Pu More

One of the distinguished guests on the speakers platform applauds during the launching ceremony for the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS BUFFALO (SSN-715)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Carlos Drake Release Status: Released to Pu More

Guests of honor sing as the national anthem is played during the launching ceremony for the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS BUFFALO (SSN-715)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Carlos Drake Release Status: Released to Pu More

The Chopin Singing Society performs during the launching ceremony for the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS BUFFALO (SSN-715)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Carlos Drake Release Status: Released to Pu More

The Reverend Father James F. Demske gives the invocation during the launching ceremony for the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS BUFFALO (SSN-715)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Carlos Drake Release Status: Released to Pu More

VADM Robert L. Walters, deputy chief of naval operations, Surface Warfare, is seated on the speakers platform during the launching ceremony for the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS BUFFALO (SSN-715)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Carlos Drake Release Status: Released to Pu More

A guest at the launching ceremony for the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS BUFFALO (SSN-715) wears a ship's cap

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Carlos Drake Release Status: Released to Pu More