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Launch "Groveton"
S.S. Groveton, 16, 287 DWT, Single screw turbo-electric, 7, 500 HP.
Builder : Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Ship type : Tanker
Launch date : 1944-08-15
Owner : U.S. Maritime Commission
Homeport : Philadelphia (Pa.)
( All photos Copyright Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company )
"Groveton", just before her Launch.
Sponsor Mrs. T.M. Jackson with John G. Pew Jr. to right.
Down the Shipway.