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ARTIFACT: This is a World War II submarine launch ribbon for the USS Toro SS-422, launched on August 23, 1944 at Portsmouth (NH) Naval Shipyard. The Toro earned two battle stars during two World War II war patrols. VINTAGE: Circa 1944...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II submarine ribbon tag for the USS Tigrone SS-419, launched from the Portsmouth Naval Ship Yard on July 20, 194Tigrone earned two battle stars for her World War II service. VINTAGE: Circa 1944. SIZE: Approximately 2-1/4...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II launch ribbon for the USS Piper SS-409, which departed from Portsmouth Naval Ship Yard on June 26, 194The ship received four battle stars for her service during three World War II war patrols. VINTAGE: Circa 1944...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1943 submarine launch ribbon for the USS Bang SS-385, launched August 30, 1943 at Portsmouth (NH) Naval Shipyard. . The Bang earned six battle stars for her World War II service and was transferred to Spain in 1972. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare double submarine launching ribbon for the USS Picuda SS-382 and the USS Pampanito SS-383 from Portsmouth Naval Yard on July 12,194The ribbon bears the slogans: First-Boats-Build-In Building Basin" and "Will soon be on her way to...

ARTIFACT: This is a launching ribbon for the USS Cabrilla SS-288 from Portsmouth Naval Yard on December 24, 1942, though the ribbon has a 1943 date on it, and bears the slogan "Remember Pearl Harbor". VINTAGE: Circa 1943. SIZE: About 2-5/16" in width...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1943 USS Bowfin SS-287 submarine launch ribbon. Bowfin was launched from Portsmouth Navy Yard exactly one year after the Pearl Harbor attacks, December 7, 1942, and had nine successful war patrols. Because of the Bowfin was nicknamed...

ARTIFACT: This is a souvenir ribbon for the launching of the USS Billfish (SS-286) from the Portsmouth Naval Ship Yard on November 12, 194The Billfish was commissioned on April 20, 1943 and earned seven battle stars during World War II. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: This is a souvenir ribbon for the launching of the USS Balao (SS-285) from the Portsmouth Naval Ship Yard on October 27, 194The Balao went on ten war patrols, sank at least seven Japanese ships and received nine battle stars for her World War...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1942 submarine launch ribbon for a high-scoring, lost boat, the USS Snook SS-27Courtesy of www.hazegray.org: SNOOK was lost while conducting her ninth war patrol, in the South China Sea and Luzon Strait. On 8 April, she reported her...

ARTIFACT: This is a launch ribbon for the lost boat USS Scamp SS-277, which was launched July 20, 1942 from Portsmouth (NH) Naval Ship Yard. Courtesy of www.hazegray.org: On 14 November, Scamp was ordered to take up the life guard station off Tokyo Bay...

ARTIFACT: This is a launching ribbon for the lost boat USS Herring SS-233 that bears the slogan Remember Pearl Harbor. Herring was launched from Portsmouth Naval Ship Yard on January 15, 194Courtesy of www.hazegray.org: HERRING's eighth war patrol was to...