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Week in Defense Highlights Ship Launches and Global Aid
Fourteen ships launched on Liberty Fleet Day at multiple shipyards including Baltimore and Los Angeles. The Navy announced the battleship Massachusetts, three minesweepers Summit Guide and Ideal, and submarine chaser Pes515. Also noted: 15 British and Free French warships in U S ports, 12 leaving for repairs, Army armored force training in Kentucky, and Treasury reports on Soviet repayments and defense production measures.
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Baltimore
Los Angeles
Calif
Richmond
Portland
Ore
Quincey
Mass
Chester
Kearny
N. J
Pascagoula
Miss
Seatle, Wash
Wilmington
Del
Navy
Massachusetts
Summit
Guide
Ideal
Britain
Russia
Navy Department
United States
U. S
War Department
British Armored Corps
Army Armored Force School
Fort Knox
Treasury
Morgenthau
U. S. Treasury
Arnold
Yosemite
Odlum
OPM
Hartford
Allentown
Defense Contract Service
Oldum
McCloy
Jackson
Mich
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