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Launching - Platform
Here is the platform for the launching ceremony and invited guests. My mother is at front center, with the light green collar. My brother David is just to her left. I cannot see my father in this photo. Ragnar Erickson, my father's father's friend since childhood, is third from left. I was on the platform when the actual launching took place.
The champagne bottle is on the end of the long pole. My mother pulled the rope on one end, and the other end hit the ship. No danger. The Bremer Vulkan shipyard flag is at right, and the Mobil flag (less recognizable) at left.
Launching - Platform
Here is the platform for the launching ceremony and invited guests. My mother is at front center, with the light green collar. My brother David is just to her left. I cannot see my father in this photo. Ragnar Erickson, my father's father's friend since childhood, is third from left. I was on the platform when the actual launching took place.
The champagne bottle is on the end of the long pole. My mother pulled the rope on one end, and the other end hit the ship. No danger. The Bremer Vulkan shipyard flag is at right, and the Mobil flag (less recognizable) at left.