Construction
Montpelier was laid down on 2 December 1940 by New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N.J.; launched on 12 February 1942; sponsored by Mrs. William F. Carry; and commissioned on 9 September 1942, Captain Leighton Wood in command.
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Famous quotes containing the word construction:
“When the leaders choose to make themselves bidders at an auction of popularity, their talents, in the construction of the state, will be of no service. They will become flatterers instead of legislators; the instruments, not the guides, of the people.”
—Edmund Burke (1729–1797)
“There’s no art
To find the mind’s construction in the face:
He was a gentleman on whom I built
An absolute trust.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“No construction stiff working overtime takes more stress and straining than we did just to stay high.”
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