Trail Dust: Uss New Mexico Reigned in Pacific
The Santa Fe New Mexican › November 14, 2007
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Simmons: In 1945, ship had one of the longest histories in U.S. Navy
The state of New Mexico and New Mexicans played a significant role in the winning of World War II. So did a special battleship, authorized by Congress in 1914, which floated out at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on April 23, 1917.See the full content of this document
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Trail Dust: Uss New Mexico Reigned in Pacific
The launching of the USS New Mexico was attended by Margarita C. de Baca, daughter of New Mexico's Gov. Ezequiel C. de Baca. She performed the traditional christening with a bottled cocktail of champa...
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