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History of Naval Aviation 34

from SDASM Archives

  • TVL1970 said:
    Information seems to suggest that this is actually a Hanriot HD.2 (BuNo A-5621) on the fly-off platform on Turret No. 2 of USS Texas. One of ten HD.2 floatplanes purchased by the US Navy (and converted to wheeled landing gear), A-5621 would be lost on September 3, 1919. Source: www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/firstseries1.html

Claudia Lyon (LOC)

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  • David Neylon said:
    Claudia Lyon was the daughter of Texas Republican leader Cecil Lyon. Appointed to be the sponsor for the battleship Texas by Secretary of the Navy Meyer in 1912. (see NY Times article May 12, 1912
  • phoppernowlin said:
    Thank you, David! Beautiful picture.
  • Ellie Baker said:
    This was taken sometime at USS Texas's launching ceremony on 18 May 1912 at Newport News, Virginia.

Launching of TEXAS - Secy Meyer [and] Claudia Lyon (LOC)

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  • Ellie Baker said:
    This was taken at USS Texas's launching ceremony on 18 May 1912 at Newport News, Virginia.
  • Charley Seavey said:
    Secretary Meyer is George Von Lengerke Meyer. As SecNav he had a major role in overhauling the antiquated structure of the navy. See Patrician in the progressive era : a biography of George Von Lengerke Meyer, by Wayne Wiegand, for an excellent biography.
  • Kristi (LOC P&P) said:
    bellhalla and desert11sailor: Thanks to both of you for providing more details on the events taking place in this photograph. We will add to the descriptive information. There is an interesting article in the May 18, 1912 edition of the New York Times about this event here, which also includes information on the apparently controversial choice of choosing Miss Claudia Lyon to do the honors. She was the daughter of Cecil Lyon, an active opponent of then President Taft.