Militaria

ARTIFACT: This is a late 1950s hand-painted plaque for the USS Sailfish SSR-572 (Submarine Radar Picket 572). The ship was built at Portsmouth Naval Ship Yard in Kittery, Maine in 1953 and was reclassified as an attack submarine in 196The plaque is made...

ARTIFACT: This is a late 1950s hand-painted plaque for the USS Sailfish SSR-572 (Submarine Radar Picket 572). The ship was built at Portsmouth Naval Ship Yard in Kittery, Maine in 1953 and was reclassified as an attack submarine in 196The plaque is made...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1950s or early 1960s hand-painted resin plaque for the United States Navy's USS Piper (SS-409). The Piper was launched June 26,1944 at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (Kittery, Maine) and went on three World War II patrols. Piper was...

ARTIFACT: Great 1930's USS Plunger, SS-179 submarine model from Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The base of the model reads: "U.S.S. PLUNGER N.Y. PORTSMOUTH, N.H.". The Plunger was launched in 1936 and saw twenty years of service with the Navy...

ARTIFACT: Fabulous extra-large, WWII United States Navy Submarine desk model made of Monel with a Catalan plastic base and was made at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The model sits upon two posts that are anchored to a diamond shaped Catalan plastic base...

ARTIFACT: Rare 1939 submarine model of the USS Squalus Salvage Unit from Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The base of the model reads: "SQUALUS SALVAGE UNIT MAY 23, 1939 - SEPT. 15, 1939". The Squalus was launched from Portsmouth Naval Ship Yard on September...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful, large, highly detailed WWII United States Navy Submarine tie bar from the Portsmouth Navy Yard with seldom seen "V" for Victory on bow, two almost three dimensional look. VINTAGE: Circa WWII. SIZE: Approximately 3 3/8" in length x...

ARTIFACT: Great WWII U.S.S. Flying Fish (SS-229) submarine launching model from the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Monel, complete with periscope! The base reads: "U.S.S. FLYING FISH N.Y. PORTSMOUTH, N.H." The Flying Fish was responsible for sinking nearly...

ARTIFACT: This is a submarine model of the USS Marlin from the Portsmouth (New Hampshire) Naval Shipyard. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 1-5/8" height and 7-3/16" width and 1-7/8" diameter at base. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Monel /...

ARTIFACT: This is a postal cover for the US Submarine Drum Launched May 12, 194Cachet by Portsmouth Navy Yard Improvement Association. The USS Drum (SS-228) was launched 12 May 1941 by Portsmouth Navy Yard; sponsored by Mrs. Thomas Holcomb; and...

ARTIFACT: This is a launch badge from a lost boat, USS Cisco SS-290. Courtesy of www.hazegray.org: Cisco (SS-290) was launched 24 December 1942 by Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N.H.; sponsored by Mrs. A.C. Bennett, through her proxy, Mrs. N...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II USS Bowfin SS-287 submarine celluloid launch button/badge. 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...