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The Mahnomen Pioneer
Mahnomen, Mahnomen County, Minnesota
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The USS Lexington, described as the swiftest and greatest airplane carrier, was launched at the Fore River plant of the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation in Quincy, Mass., surpassing existing US Navy battleships in power, speed, and length; it is a sister ship to the Saratoga launched that spring in Camden, N.J.
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Boston--The U. S. S. Lexington, swiftest and greatest of airplane carriers, was launched at the Fore River plant of the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation in Quincy, Mass. Even the queen ship of the United States navy, the group of electrically driven fighting vessels that includes the Maryland and West Virginia, most powerful battleships in the world, will be eclipsed in power, speed and length by the Lexington, which is a sister ship to the Saratoga, launched this spring at Camden, N. J.
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The U. S. S. Lexington, swiftest and greatest of airplane carriers, was launched at the Fore River plant of the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation in Quincy, Mass. Even the queen ship of the United States navy, the group of electrically driven fighting vessels that includes the Maryland and West Virginia, most powerful battleships in the world, will be eclipsed in power, speed and length by the Lexington, which is a sister ship to the Saratoga, launched this spring at Camden, N. J.