USS Illinois (BB-7) being launched, 1898
Here we see the Illinois class battleship USS Illinois (BB-7) being launched at Newport News on 4 October 1898. At this point the hull is complete, but very little of the superstructure has been added.
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Rickard, J (3 November 2023), USS Illinois (BB-7) being launched, 1898 , http://www.historyofwar.org/Pictures/pictures_USS_Illinois_BB7_launched.html
