The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-06-07
FIRST ALL~WELDED STEEL
VESSEL BUILT 81 INGALLS,
HAILED By PASCAGOULA
Thou~asas Expected To Attend Ceremonses Al Which Mrs.
MAJ orRsH Truit win chrissen
ship -Exchequer.-

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Mrs. Tru4st Is the x4fe q Gem
missioner TvEIx1 of ane unssna State
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daughter q senator and Nh Al
I'm Barker q Kentucky AS tAe
great snip starts her Journey from
the oaactEl9 vars where sfe was
constructed into tne wAfer beyond
M1 Tra11 ali nreak = bottle os
champagne across uae bcw
Congressman William M cosrner
q PaSeageaA wEa be- .he principal
speaker i lae bret aAunchsnn rere-
uoahex scheduled { start 81 AZ
oeIock n the morning Tneze w1n
be numerous other high offnsa1x
present fr1qa AZ parts q the cngsN
Try
Al q the officials Of the ingalls,
evaporation r. / Ingalls, ST. chair
mar Of the board. r. I ingalls, r.
and others are expected 70 be there
Officials q tse e S Maritime
Commission for xhbh the ship Is
beang haIlL also are expected 20 BE-
there
The pubic I'll not h allowed
On the Eru1n1s 90 witness the
launching Until II c'ciock Provis-
kns SH being rszde 70 take care
of thousands q visitors who are
expected . attend the ceremonies
AL Dc taken car Of n Al area
Rhare a1eY w1ls have a good view
Of what s taking place Ample
parking space w1l be provided for
automobiles on the barge Tnro
The launching VII take place al
u Is cckck FuF several weeks the
wOrkrnen have had the SAYS IN
preparedness for the ttne when the
signal VII BE given 70 cut through
the u1ieE steel plate releasing the
vessel and letting Il ship gently into
De waters q PascaE0aaa River.
n or1er q sxt&rd rs speea while
Z = sIfoAaE sosn the wavs. three
ship anchor chains VII Be used as
9 drAg.
Following the launching Of the
snip 3 large party Of special invited
guests I'LL Be served dinner AT the
P~ASago1ls Beach Para During the
afternoon . reception vii Be gwen
tor the visitors al the Edgewater
Gut Hotel II Biloxi This VII Dc
followed curing the evening 18th .
dinner at the hotel
Construction Of the @Exchequer
was begun early last August II is
ihe tHs @ eight ships q TINS type.
C-2 Design which IRE Ingalls,
Salpyarc Is corztrtcflnx fr ne
Maritime Commission When Il Is
completely rugged and QUILTED
about tHU months f1er1ce i vii be
delivered q he American Export
Lanes q &ew YORK
The Vessel IS the first Of four 70
h bull for the American Export
Lines zach Of them I'll have
names beginning with the letters
TX The names O. the sister
SHIPS which are nov uncer conssruc-
Ton here I'LL be the s s e.
chester s 8 Excelsior and 8 s
Enu4nstG They vii Ell BE-
launched and delivered within the
present Yeax ard vii Be operated
between ke~ YORK sEs1 Me1stH-
rane4n and Back Sea ports
Pour other sf4R also are Under
conservation - me Ingalls, pant
Another I'll - ready for Launching
Ia the early fAH
After Ee snip n launched + u1a
R mOsee around 70 Hpeczuy-cou-
s-rucsec Quitting docks q the slip
isl southeast Of the construction
wzyx.
Tne znlpoAlaefB belseTe that TITS
vessel which has q displacement
% APPROXIMATELY LG09o tors waIl
ach4eFe ; se exceeding eighteen
knoA Sc 81 ~ propelled b. q
hsn-ue@sre 5000 horse power
steam rgrnire Eearsu 70 knAff
Il i expected that TIE 2z trials
MI be uade during month q
August
The Faseasoala Hlgh School bard
wA funzzs n4ac a. TIE launching
and ~ IL dinner % b Efen Ia
the M2zEpAi P1xx