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The Bolivar County Democrat
Rosedale, Bolivar County, Mississippi
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The United States battleship New Mexico, the first with electric drive, was launched at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York. Christened by Miss Margaret C. Debaca, daughter of a former New Mexico governor, with Miss Virginia M. Carr as maid of honor. It has 32,000 tons displacement and 12 14-inch guns, sister to the Mississippi.
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Great Superdreadnought Is Equipped With Electric Drive.
New York.—The United States battleship New Mexico was launched at the Brooklyn navy yard. Miss Margaret C. Debaca, daughter of a former governor of New Mexico, christened the new superdreadnought with the traditional bottle of champagne, and Miss Virginia M. Carr, as maid of honor.
The New Mexico is said to be the first battleship to be equipped with electric drive, will have a displacement of 32,000 tons and carry 12 14-inch guns. She is a sister ship of the Mississippi, building at Newport News.
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Brooklyn Navy Yard
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successfully launched and christened.
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The United States battleship New Mexico was launched at the Brooklyn navy yard. Miss Margaret C. Debaca, daughter of a former governor of New Mexico, christened the new superdreadnought with the traditional bottle of champagne, and Miss Virginia M. Carr, as maid of honor. The New Mexico is said to be the first battleship to be equipped with electric drive, will have a displacement of 32,000 tons and carry 12 14-inch guns. She is a sister ship of the Mississippi, building at Newport News.