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Show LAUNCHING OF DESTROYER SAMPSON 1 ? t tis tj lore )-hr:; IIkv viv-sr' v Vf ; M In the presence of a limited number of invited guests the United States torpedo-boat destroyer Sampson w launched at Quincy, Mass. . Miss Marjorie Sampson Smith (at left), a granddaughter of Admiral W. T. Sampson, the hero of the battle of Santiago, acted as sponsor. The shipbuilding company expects to deliver the Sampsoi: to the United States government April 1. This will be B3ven months ahead of the time allowed in the contract.' Her contract speed is. 29',4 knots. She has a displacement of 1.12G tons and will rost $T9o,00'. Sho is to bu equipped with four 21-inch "W. T.'s" and four. 4 inch rapid-fire guns. |