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Katherine E. Theiss
Katherine E. Theiss, daughter of Captain Emil Theiss, USN,
was Sponsor of USS Tarpon
(Submarine # 14), which was launched at the Fore River Shipyard,
Quincy, Massachusetts, on 8 April 1909.
This page features the only views we have related to Katherine
E. Theiss.
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a larger view of the same image.
Photo #: NH 99001
USS Stingray (Submarine # 13)
The "boat"'s Sponsor, Miss Elizabeth Stevens (center,
holding flowers), with Miss Amanda Bayden, standing near Stingray's
bow shortly before the christening, at the Fore River Shipyard,
Quincy, Massachusetts, on 8 April 1909. At left is Miss Katherine
E. Theiss, who christened USS Tarpon (Submarine # 14)
on the same day.
Collection of the Society of Sponsors of the United States Navy.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 71KB; 740 x 535 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 99000
Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts
Contemporary newspaper clipping concerning the launching of the
submarines Stingray (Submarine # 13), Tarpon (Submarine
# 14) and Narwhal (Submarine # 17) at the Fore River Shipyard
on 8 April 1909. The piece also identifies the "boat"'s
sponsors, Miss Elizabeth Stevens (Stingray), Miss Katherine
E. Theiss (Tarpon) and Mrs. G.C. Davison (Narwhal).
Collection of the Society of Sponsors of the United States Navy.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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