Zack Miller Posted August 1, 2022 Share #1 Posted August 1, 2022 When we lived in Maine, my wife worked at Bath Iron Works, one of the two shipyards to build destroyers. At the time until they obtained a floating dry dock, it was the last shipyard to launch down inclined ways. They launched about two a year and we would always go. Actually, she was usually under the ship at the time of the launch. Attendance was highly variable. When they launched the Grace Hopper it was about 2 degrees Fahrenheit and vey few people were there. Below is a link to a video of the launching of the Winston S Churchill. It was a beautiful day and thousands of people were there. Seeing such a large vessel silently gliding down the ways is indescribable. The Churchill was one of the last to be launched in this manner. https://youtu.be/bxWLxHoml2w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zack Miller Posted August 1, 2022 Author Share #2 Posted August 1, 2022 Incidentally, the lady in the yellow dress was Lady Soames, Churchill’s daughter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundance Posted August 1, 2022 Share #3 Posted August 1, 2022 Great video. The follow-up videos about the arrival of the USS Churchill and the US carrier Roosevelt in England were great also. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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