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Ohio launches amid vast San Francisco crowds and pageantry
President McKinley attended the launching of the battleship Ohio at Union Iron Works. An estimated 60,000 spectators watched the vessel slide into the water as Miss Barber pressed the bottle and Miss Deshler shattered a California champagne. The ceremony featured a wave caused by the ship as it moved, with smaller craft rocking and cheers erupting across the bay. The Ohio was towed to a dock for completion, and the ship’s armor and armament details were described in the aftermath report.
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