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This is a 1980 patch for the United States Navy nuclear submarine USS Groton SSN-69She was launched from her namesake port of Groton, Connecticut on August 3, 1973 and completed an around-the-world cruise to the Indian Ocean in 1980 and returned in the fall of that year via the Panama Canal. She was decommissioned in November 1997.
VINTAGE:Circa 1980.
SIZE:Approximately 4-7/8" in diameter.
CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS:Fully embroidered in cotton/polyester threads.
ATTACHMENT:None.
MARKINGS:None.
ITEM NOTES:This is from a United States Navy collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. ebay VAJX05 LCHX1/12 SeEEX9/15
CONDITION:8 (Excellent-): The patch shows very little wear.
GUARANTEE:As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.