Launch of the USS Kentucky
View from the James River of the launching of the battleship USS Kentucky at Newport News, Virginia. Built by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, the Kentucky is launched shortly after the USS Kearsarge on March 24, 1898. Film contains a long shot of the ship on launching skids, sliding into the river, and moving past the stationary camera.
Collection
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound
Creation Date
1898-03-24