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ARTIFACT: This is a Japanese-made patch for the United States Navy's USS Skipjack SSN-58The patch is round and shows a killer whale turned submarine firing missiles. The patch reads SKIPJACK RADIX NOVA TRIDENTIS (Root of the New Sea Power)...

ARTIFACT: This is a submarine patch for the United States Navy's USS Seadragon SSN-58During its sea trials, the sub collided with a whale or shark off the coast of Portsmouth, NH but was able to get back to land with only one propeller. The patch shows a...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1960s pocket patch for the United States Navy USS Barbel (SS-580) submarine. Launched on July 19, 1958, the Barbel was constructed at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine/Portsmouth, New Hampshire. She was decommissioned...

ARTIFACT: This is a Japanese-made submarine patch for the United States Navy's USS Salmon SS-57The patch shows a salmon outfitted as a submarine leaping past missiles. The patch reads USS SALMON SS 573. VINTAGE: Circa early 1950s. SIZE: 3-7/8" diameter...

ARTIFACT: This is a United States-made 1st type nuclear submarine jacket patch for the United States Navy's USS Nautilus SSN-57The patch is square and shows an angry whale-turned-submarine swimming through an atomic symbol. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare 1st type nuclear submarine jacket patch for the United States Navy's USS Nautilus SSN-57The patch is roughly square and shows an angry whale-turned-submarine swimming through an atomic symbol. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s. SIZE: 4-3/4"...

ARTIFACT: This is a nuclear submarine jacket patch for the United States Navy's USS Nautilus SSN-57The patch is roughly square and shows a whale-turned-submarine swimming through an atomic symbol and reads USS NAUTILUS. VINTAGE: Circa early 1960s...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa late 1950s United States Navy's USS Harder SS-568 submarine jacket patch. The patch shows an armed cigarette-smoking fish with a sailor's hat and missile and reads HIT ÔEM HARDER SS 257 SS 568 HIT 'EM AGAIN HARDER...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1950s USS Gudgeon SS-567 Japanese-made patch. This patch depicts images of a Buddha, a shamrock, a kangaroo, a tropical coast and an image of the ship. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s. SIZE: About 5-5/8" in width by 7" in height. CONSTRUCTION...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1950s USS Gudgeon SS-567 patch variation. This variation depicts images of a Buddha, a shamrock, a kangaroo, the coastline of Massachusetts/Portsmouth NH area as well as an image of a cartoonish cave-man holding a missile-laden club...

ARTIFACT: This is a submarine patch for the United States Navy's USS Wahoo SS-565, the second submarine of this name, the first USS Wahoo being wrecked in the Pacific. The patch shows a Native American about to shoot a missile from his bow instead of an...

ARTIFACT: This is a Japanese-made patch for the United States Navy's USS Pickerel SS-52The patch is roughly round and shows Neptune carrying a globe and riding a sub numbered 52The patch reads USS PICKEREL SS 524. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s. SIZE: 5-1/4"...