Launch of the USS Kentucky
Subject(s): Battleships, Ships--Launching, Virginia--Newport News
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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
Creator(s)
Period
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (April 1897-April 1898)
Record Type
Video
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Launch of the USS Kentucky. [March 24, 1898]. Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292826. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
American Mutoscope Co.. Launch of the USS Kentucky. [24 Mar. 1898]. Video.
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. May 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292826.
APA:
American Mutoscope Co.., [1898, March 24]. Launch of the USS Kentucky.
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292826.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-motion-picture-broadcasting-and-recorded-sound. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. May 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-motion-picture-broadcasting-and-recorded-sound.
APA:
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-motion-picture-broadcasting-and-recorded-sound.
