Keywords: charleston naval shipyard charlestonnavalshipyard charleston blackandwhite monochrome black and white Lot 5399-10: Charleston Naval Shipyard, Charleston, South Carolina, December 20, 1941. Dual launching of USS Tillman (DD 641) and USS Beatty (DD 640). Sponsor’s flowers for Tillman. She served in the Atlantic and Mediterranean during World War II and was decommissioned in 1947, scrapped in 1972. Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels Collection. (7/2/2015). Lot 5399-10: Charleston Naval Shipyard, Charleston, South Carolina, December 20, 1941. Dual launching of USS Tillman (DD 641) and USS Beatty (DD 640). Sponsor’s flowers for Tillman. She served in the Atlantic and Mediterranean during World War II and was decommissioned in 1947, scrapped in 1972. Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels Collection. (7/2/2015). |