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"Sturtevant was laid down on 23 November 1918 and launched on 29 July 1920 by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation; sponsored by Mrs. Curtis Ripley Smith; and commissioned at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on 21 September 1920. Lieutenant Commander Ewart G. Haas assumed command of Sturtevant on 4 November 1920." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Sturtevant_(DD-240)

I fixed the link: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Sturtevant_(DD-240)

A cropped version of this photo ran in the Evening public ledger., July 30, 1920, NIGHT EXTRA, Image 20 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045211/1920-07-30/ed-... The launch of the USS Sturtevant: www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/40800028952/

She was Ruth Sturtevant Smith (1898-1978) www.findagrave.com/memorial/23780900/ruth-smith, a sister of Albert Dillon Sturtevant, namesake of the destroyer.

Thanks Art Siegel for figuring out when this photo was taken. B-59, thank you determining Ms. Smith's name. I always like when we can add a name to these women who are identified by their husband's name.

S.S. Hoosier State 1921-1922 President Lincoln 1922-1938 Maria del Carmen Cabo de Buena Christened Oct. 23, 1920 see www.yorkship.org/HTML/liners.htm

Art Siegel: Thank you for the information on this ship. We will add more details when we update the description.

Jean Summers Smith, born April 14, 1911 in Walla Walla, Wash., died June 26, 1999 in Evanston history.wilmettelibrary.info/1658548/data?n=3 She was the daughter of John William Summers (April 29, 1870 – September 25, 1937), U.S. Representative from Washington en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_W._Summers On September 1, 1921 she christened the Battleship USS Washington (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Washington_(BB-47)), s. article in The New York herald., September 02, 1921, Page 9, col. 3 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045774/1921-09-02/ed-... and photo in the Omaha daily bee., September 12, 1921, Page 2 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn99021999/1921-09-12/ed-...

Thanks B-59, we'll add this information to the catalog record.