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Launch at Philadelphia

When: 28 February 1893
Where: Philadelphia (Cramp yards reported)
Part of: USS Indiana, first modern US battleship, launched at Philadelphia

USS Indiana was launched in Philadelphia on 28 February 1893, attended by approximately 10,000 people including the president.

The war steamer Indiana was launched in Philadelphia on 28 February 1893; a contemporary notice reported she was to be launched from the Cramp yards that day. Around 10,000 people attended, including President Benjamin Harrison, several members of his cabinet, and the two senators from Indiana. Her keel had been laid down on 7 May 1891.

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USS Indiana (BB-1) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-01

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