Lot 5399-6: Charleston Naval Shipyard, Charleston, South Carolina, December 20, 1941. Dual launching of USS Tillman (DD 641) and USS Beatty (DD 640). Christening of Beatty by Mrs. Charles H. Drayton. Rear Admiral W. H. Allen assisting. Tillman served in the Atlantic and Mediterranean during World War II and was Read More →
Lot 5399-5: Charleston Naval Shipyard, Charleston, South Carolina, December 20, 1941. Dual launching of USS Tillman (DD 641) and USS Beatty (DD 640). Two ships just before launching. Tillman served in the Atlantic and Mediterranean during World War II and was decommissioned in 1947, scrapped in 1972. Beatty also served Read More →
Lot 5399-4: Charleston Naval Shipyard, Charleston, South Carolina, December 20, 1941. Dual launching of USS Tillman (DD 641) and USS Beatty (DD 640). Two ships just before launching. Tillman served in the Atlantic and Mediterranean during World War II and was decommissioned in 1947, scrapped in 1972. Beatty also served Read More →
Lot 5399-1: Charleston Naval Shipyard, Charleston, South Carolina, December 20, 1941. Dual launching of USS Tillman (DD 641) and USS Beatty (DD 640). View shows Tillman partially afloat and Beatty still on the ways. Tillman served in the Atlantic and Mediterranean during World War II and was decommissioned in 1947, Read More →
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