Preparing for the launch of the destroyer escort Blakely at Avondale Shipyards are, from left, United States Representative F. Edward Hebert, principal speaker; Mrs. Robert J. Morgan, sponsor; Rear Admiral R. E. Adamson Junior, USN, Deputy Commander, Fleet Maintenance and Logistic Support, Naval Ship Systems Command; and Henry Zac Carter, president and chairman of the board of Avondale Shipyards.

Photo is dated 1969.

Photo measures 10 x 8.25 inches.