The Georgia, worth $3,590,000 take the water at Bath, ME 1904

Danville Commercial News
Oct. 11, 1904
The Georgia, worth $3,590,000 take the water at Bath, ME

(by Associated Press)
 Bath, Me., Oct. 11 - The battleship Georgia was successfully launched at the shipyards of the Bath Iron works this afternoon before a large concourse of people. Miss Stella Tate, sister of Congressman Tate of Georgia, christened the vessel. The Georgia, which is a sistership of the Nebraska, Virginia, Rhode Island and New Jersey, belongs to the most powerful type and largest class of battleships. Her contract price was $3,590,000.

(by Associated Press)
 New York, Oct. 11- The gunboat Paducah was launched at Morris Heights without a hitch or mishap today. The cost of the Paducah, when competed, will be about $675,000.