GIANT CARRIER
FRAHKLIN D. ROOSEVELT LAUNCHED (Rec. 11.35 a.m.) . NEW YORK. April 29. Speaking at the launching of the 45.000-ton carrier Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Navy Secretary. Mr J. V Forrestal. said the ship would join 20 other American carriers as " a symbol of our determination to prosecute the war against Japan to complete victory." He added that the Japanese, like the Germans, may fight a desperate war of suicide and self-ex-tinction.
Mrs Roosevelt. Admiral King, and other dignitaries attended the launching.
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Evening Star, Issue 25471, 30 April 1945, Page 6
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