Militaria

ARTIFACT: This is a souvenir ribbon for the launching of the USS Pomodon (SS-486) from the Portsmouth Naval Ship Yard. The Pomodon was launched on June 12, 1945, and after serving in Korea, suffered...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II submarine launch tag for the USS Torsk SS-423, launched from the Portsmouth Naval Ship Yard on September 6, 194Now the Maryland Submarine Memorial in Baltimore, the...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II submarine launch ribbon for the USS Sennet SS-408, launched on June 6, 1944 at Portsmouth (NH) Naval Shipyard. The Sennet was sent off my Mrs. Roscoe W. Downs, the...

ARTIFACT: This is a ribbon for the for the launching of the submarine USS Redfish (SS-395) from the Portsmouth Naval Ship Yard on January 27, 1944, who shared the spotlight that day with the USS...

ARTIFACT: This is a souvenir ribbon for the launching of the USS Pipefish (SS-388) from the Portsmouth Naval Ship Yard. The Pipefish was launched on October 12, 1943 and earned six battle stars onn...

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...

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:...

ARTIFACT: This is a launching ribbon for the USS Cisco SS-290 that bears the slogan Remember Pearl Harbor". Cisco was launched from Portsmouth Naval Ship Yard on December 24, 1942, though the ribbon...

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...

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...

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...

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...