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 | | William Bacon Oliver, Representative of the 6th District of Alabama), and commissioned on 17 August 1934, Captain John N. Ferguson in command. |
 | | Soon thereafter, Tuscaloosa sailed for Norfolk and, on 22 December, embarked Admiral William D. Leahy, the newly designated Ambassador to Vichy France, and his wife, for passage to Portugal. |
 | | With the "stars and stripes" painted large on the roofs of Turrets II and III, and her largest colors flying, Tuscaloosa sailed for the European war zone, initially escorted by Upshur (DD-144) and Madison (DD-425). |
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