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LC-USZ62-85385: USS Lafayette (SSBN-616), 1962

LC-USZ62-85385: USS Lafayette (SSBN-616), 1962. Christening of the submarine by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy on May 8, 1962 at Electric Boat, General Dynamics, in Groton, Connecticut. U.S. Navy Photograph. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. (2016/06/17).
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Caption: USS Lafayette (SSBN-616), 1962. Christening of the submarine by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy on May 8, 1962 at Electric Boat, General Dynamics, in Groton, Connecticut. U.S. Navy Photograph. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. (2016/06/17).
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