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carguy · 09-10-2006, 09:48 PM

GWC:

I believe Dottie Irwin christened the MT WASHINGTON II on August 12, 1940. I wonder if anyone took a motion picture of the event. It woulld be nice to see the launching on a DVD. I was born a few years too late to witness this event. On my Lake Shore Park DVD covering the years 1947-1952 there is some nice footage of the MOUNT passing Lake Shore Park. This was taken somewhere between 1947-1949. She appears to be in her post war configuration with the lifeboats on the davits, orange colored smoke stack, and the fantail area of the stern open. When playing back the DVD, I increased the playback speed and the MOUNT looked like she was doing forty knots.

09-10-2006, 09:48 PM	#7
carguy Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Norwich, CT Posts: 199 Thanks: 4 Thanked 14 Times in 8 Posts	Who Christened the Mount? GWC: I believe Dottie Irwin christened the MT WASHINGTON II on August 12, 1940. I wonder if anyone took a motion picture of the event. It woulld be nice to see the launching on a DVD. I was born a few years too late to witness this event. On my Lake Shore Park DVD covering the years 1947-1952 there is some nice footage of the MOUNT passing Lake Shore Park. This was taken somewhere between 1947-1949. She appears to be in her post war configuration with the lifeboats on the davits, orange colored smoke stack, and the fantail area of the stern open. When playing back the DVD, I increased the playback speed and the MOUNT looked like she was doing forty knots. __________________ Best Regards, Carguy Norwich, CT 06360