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This photograph from August 23, 1905 shows the first granite block being lowered into Dry Dock 3 as naval officers, shipyard leadership, and personnel look on.
250301-N-N2259-5533.JPG Photo By: National Archives of Norfolk Naval Shipyard

Mar 14, 2025
NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD, Portsmouth, Va. - This photograph from August 23, 1905 shows the first granite block being lowered into Dry Dock 3 as naval officers, shipyard leadership, and personnel look on.


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