The christening of the dock landing ship USS TORTUGA (LSD 46), left to right; Vice Admiral Joseph Donnell III, NAVSURFLANT; retired Vice Admiral Schoultz; Senator J. Bennett Johnston; Rosemary Parker Schoultz, sponsor; Lieutenant Commander Robert Schoultz; Everett Pyatt, assistant Secretary of the Navy for Shipbuilding and Logistics; Mrs. Robert Schoultz; Scott Schoultz and wife; Albert L. Bossier Jr., CEO, Avondale, Indiana; James Viviant, founder, Avondale, Indiana, and wife; Mrs. and Captain Paul D. Hurst, SUPSHIP; Mrs. and Mr. Joseph N. Schrader. Foreground: Natalie Nierenberg, flower girl
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Avondale
State: Louisiana (LA)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: Avondale Industries, Inc.
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
19/11/1988
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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