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Salem CA-139 launched

77 years ago today, on 25 March 1947 Des Moines-class heavy cruiser USS Salem CA-139 was launched at Bethlehem Steel Co. Fore River Shipyard, sponsored by Miss Mary G. Coffey, sister of the Honorable Edward A. Coffee, Mayor of her namesake, Salem, MA.
MuseumShip USS Salem, Quincy, MA

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