- Collection:
- Kenneth Rogers Photograph Collection
- Title:
- Launch of the SS Hoke Smith
- Creator:
- Rogers, Kenneth, 1907-1989
- Date of Original:
- 1943-09-16
- Subject:
- Ships--United States
Warships--United States
Government vessels--United States
Liberty ships--United States
Vessels--United States
Steamboats--1940-1950
Crowds--Georgia--Savannah
Flags--United States
Banners--Georgia--Savannah
Events--Georgia--Savannah
Rites and ceremonies--Georgia--Savannah
SS Hoke Smith (Steam ship)
World War, 1939-1945--Georgia--Savannah - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of the SS Hoke Smith being launched in Savannah, Georgia.
The SS Hoke Smith, named after Georgia Governor Hoke Smith, was a Liberty ship. The Liberty ships were a series of cargo ships built by the United States during World War II. The steamship Hoke Smith was launched in 1934 and sold into private hands in 1947. It was scrapped in 1967. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 82.133.04
ahc082133004a.jpg - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/Rogers/id/879
- Extent:
- 4 x 5 in. black and white negative
- Original Collection:
- Kenneth Rogers Photographs, Atlanta History Center
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
