3 Mar 1941

United States
  • Fletcher-class destroyer Nicholas was laid down at the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, United States. ww2dbase [Nicholas | Bath, Maine | DS]
1 Jan 1942

Photo(s) dated 1 Jan 1942
The hulls of destroyers Nicholas (left) and O’Bannon (right) under construction at the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, United States, 1 Jan 1942. These two ships would be side-by-side for much of their careers.
19 Feb 1942

United States
  • Fletcher-class destroyer Nicholas was launched at the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, United States. ww2dbase [Nicholas | Bath, Maine | DS]
Photo(s) dated 19 Feb 1942
Dignitaries posing for pictures at the christening of the Fletcher-class destroyer Nicholas at the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, United States, 19 Feb 1942.Sponsor Mrs. Florence Tryon, great-great-granddaughter of the ship’s namesake Samuel Nicholas, preparing to christen the Fletcher-class destroyer Nicholas at the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, United States, 19 Feb 1942.

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis




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