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On Fri. 22 Dec 1939 US Navy awarded a US$7,000,000 contract to build t.....

1939-12-22

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US Navy awarded a US$7,000,000 contract to build two new graving docks at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii; the future Dock No. 2 was to be large enough to hold a battleship, while Dock No. 3 was to be made for destroyers and submarines.

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