Louise Aaron, of the Oregon Journal, swinging a bottle at the hull of the U.S.S. Battle Mountain, upon its launching from Kaiser Swan Island. A man with a microphone is standing behind Aaron. This photograph was published on the last page of the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, September 13, 1944 (negative 5 of 11).

Suzanne Burce (later known as actress Jane Powell), breaking a bottle on the hull of the U.S.S. Peter Skene Ogden at its lunching from the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland. Glass is flying from the bottle, while is wrapped with ribbon. Burce is wearing an “Oregon V Girl” uniform (negative 3 of 5).

Suzanne Burce (later known as actress Jane Powell), with a woman and child at the launching of the U.S.S. Peter Skene Ogden at the Oregon Shipbuilding Company. The child is holding a bouquet of flowers, while Burce and the older woman are wearing corsages (negative 5 of 5).

A launching ceremony in front of a newly built subchaser at Commercial Iron Works in Portland, sponsored by Shrine Hospital. An unidentified man stands behind a podium, with Father Thomas J. Tobin to his right. People can be seen along the deck of the ship, which appears to be inside a large industrial facility. A photograph from this story was published on page 4A of the Oregon Journal on Sunday, August 29, 1943 (negative 3 of 5).

Photograph showing the S.S. George Vancouver traveling on the Columbia River, under than open Interstate Bridge, after being launched from the Vancouver Shipyard. A river boat can be seen next to the larger ship, and people watch from the short along the bottom of the frame (negative 9 of 10).

Photograph showing the S.S. George Vancouver, the first ship built at Vancouver Shipyard, before being launched. A raised platform has been set up at the front of the ship, and people can be seen standing along the top. Two United States flags also hang from the ship (negative 5 of 10).

Mrs. Ted Gamble, holding a wrapped champagne bottle, launches the S.S. Forbes Road from Kaiser Company, Swan Island. Warren Hull is holding a microphone, and Swan Island shipyard general manager A.R. Nieman stands on the left side of the frame. This photograph was published on page 8 of the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, June 21, 1944 (negative 3 of 9).

A crowd gathered to watch the launching of the S.S. Forbes Road at Kaiser Company, Swan Island. People stand along a raised fenced area, with the shipyard visible in the background. A photograph from this series was published on page 8 of the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, June 21, 1944 (negative 7 of 9).

The S.S. Forbes Road sliding down a ways into the Willamette River at Kaiser Company, Swan Island. Workers in safety hats are watching the ship, and wooden scaffolding can be seen at either side of the ways. A photograph from this series was published on page 8 of the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, June 21, 1944 (negative 9 of 9).

People in a suspended metal box at Kaiser Company, Swan Island, at the launch of the S.S. Forbes Road. Other people stand at ground level and point upward towards the box. A photograph from this series was published on page 8 of the Oregon Journal on Wednesday, June 21, 1944 (negative 5 of 9).

Mrs. Thomas Ray (likely), stands at the front of the S.S. James Duncan before its launch from the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland. A child, with curls and a bouquet of flowers, stands next to Mrs. Ray, who is holding a wrapped bottle (negative 3 of 3).

The S.S. James Duncan, being launched from the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland (sponsored by Mrs. Thomas Ray). The ship is sliding from a ramp into the Willamette River, with United States flags visible on its deck (negative 2 of 3).

Photograph showing Mrs. J.L. Stromme holding a wrapped bottle before breaking it on the S.S. George Vancouver, at Vancouver Shipyard. She is leaning against a wooden fence at the front of the ship, which can be seen on the right side of the frame (negative 4 of 10).

Photograph showing Mrs. J.L. Stromme breaking a bottle on the S.S. George Vancouver, upon the event of it’s launch from the Vancouver Shipyard. Spray and glass is coming from the broken bottle, with Mrs. Stromme in mid-swing. Onlookers are standing behind her (negative 3 of 10).

An unidentified woman breaking a wrapped bottle on the front of a ship at the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. She has her eyes closed, and the bottle can be seen breaking against the ship. Wooden scaffolding is in the background (negative 5 of 7).

Photograph showing people seated on the deck of a ship, on the occasion of its launching at Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland. Two women are seated at the front of the group, holding bouquets of flowers, and a smaller child in a dress is standing next to one of the women. Wooden scaffolding and shipyard buildings can be seen in the distance (negative 3 of 7).

Photograph showing a man seated at a piano, and four men gathered around a microphone at Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation, on the occasion of a ship launching. The man at the piano is turned towards the camera and has his hands on the keys. The men behind the microphone are wearing uniforms and standing close together (negative 2 of 7).

Mrs. Oscar Cox holds a wrapped bottle of champagne next to the hull of the tanker Bladensburg at Kaiser Company, Swan Island. She stands next to an unidentified man (Oscar Cox?) wearing a suit, before breaking the bottle of the ship’s hull (negative 6 of 7).

Mrs. Guy R. Evans smashes a bottle on the hull of the S.S. Eugene Skinner at Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. Caught mid-swing, liquid and glass is flying off the bottle. Workers and wooden scaffolding can be seen in the background (negative 3 of 4).

Mrs. George E. Hartman holds a wrapped bottle before breaking it on the hull of the S.S. Elijah P. Lovejoy at Oregon Shipyards. Hartman was the wife of George E Hartman, the Quartermaster of Army’s Training Corps at Vancouver (negative 8 of 10).

Mrs. George E. Hartman breaks a bottle on the hull of the S.S. Elijah P. Lovejoy, upon the occasion of it’s launching from the Oregon Shipyards in Portland. Hartman was the wife of George E Hartman, the Quartermaster of Army’s Training Corps at Vancouver (negative 7 of 10).

Photograph showing two women, likely Mrs. Ernest Haycox (sponsor) and Mary Ann Haycox at the launching of a submarine chaser ship built by Albina Engine & Machine Works in Portland. They are both holding bouquets of flowers and standing in front of a ship launching bay on the Willamette River (negative 1 of 3).

People attend a luncheon (at Columbia house?) to celebrate the launch of the S.S. Ernie Pyle, from Kaiser Company shipyard, Vancouver. The ship sponsor, Babette Johnson, niece of Ernie Pyle, attended. Behind the upper table is a background showing soldiers holding up an American flag. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Tuesday, June 26, 1945 (negative 7 of 16).

The U.S.S. Peter Skene Ogden being launched from Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland, sponsored by Oregon’s Victory Girl Suzanne Burce (later known as actress Jane Powell). The ship is sliding down a ramp towards the Willamette River, while workers watch. Wooden scaffolding can be seen on either side of the ship (negative 1 of 5).

The U.S.S. Bronx, sliding down a ways into the Willamette River upon its launching from the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland. Wooden scaffolding can be seen at either side of the ways. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, July 15, 1945 (negative 1 of 8).

Mrs. John Greenslade breaks a bottle on the hull of the U.S.S. Bronx, on the occasion of its launching from the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland. Next to Greenslade is likely her husband, Vice Admiral Greenslade. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Sunday, July 15, 1945 (negative 7 of 8).

Babette Johnson breaks a bottle on the hull of the S.S. Ernie Pyle, on the occasion of its launch from Kaiser Company shipyard, Vancouver. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Tuesday, June 26, 1945 (negative 11 of 16).

The S.S. Ernie Pyle sliding down a ways into the Columbia River, at the Kaiser Vancouver shipyard. Shipyard workers stand among wooden scaffolding while watching the ship. A photograph from this series was published in the Oregon Journal on Tuesday, June 26, 1945 (negative 2 of 16).