Militaria By Country

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...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II USS Billfish SS-286 launch badge. Courtesy of www.hazegray.org: Billfish (SS-286) was launched 12 November 1942 by Portsmouth (NH) Navy Yard, sponsored by Mrs. Lewis. Parks wife of Lieutenant Commander Parks; and...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II USS Balao SS-285 submarine launch badge. Courtesy of www.hazegray.org: Balao (SS-285) was launched 27 October 1942 by Portsmouth Navy Yard, sponsored by Mrs. Theodore C. Aylward, wife of Lieutenant Commander Aylward,...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II launch badge 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...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce circa 1941 (World War II) USS Finback SS-230 celluloid launch button/badge. Finback was launched August 25, 1941 at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (Portsmouth, NH/Kittery, ME). Starting her career at the Battle of Midway, Finback...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce circa 1941 (World War II) USS Drum SS-228 celluloid launch button/badge. Launched May 12, 1941 at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (Portsmouth, New Hampshire/Kittery, Maine), Drum earned 12 battle stars for her World War II service,...

ARTIFACT: This is an early World War II submarine launch badge for the lost boat USS Triton SS-20Triton was launched on March 25, 1940 from the Portsmouth (NH) Navy Yard. During her sixth and final war patrol, Triton was presumably ganged up on by three...

ARTIFACT: Fantastic circa 1939 U.S.S. Squalus (SS-192) Monel Submariner's ring with engraved image of the sub and "U.S.S. SQUALUS" engraved below. The ring was made at the Portsmouth Navy Yard and is possibly uniqueÉone has to wonder if this was...

ARTIFACT: Rare 1930's Portsmouth Navy Yard auto license plate or plate topper. The plate is red, painted steel and reads: "NAVY YARD 318 PORTSMOUTH" in raised lettering in white painted detail. VINTAGE: Circa 1930's. SIZE: Approximately 7-3/4" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a Vietnam War period United States Naval Forces Vietnam Riverene Forces breast patch made in-country. The blue patch has an anchor upon a shield embroidered at its center. VINTAGE: Circa Vietnam War. SIZE: Approximately 2-5/16" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a Vietnam Era United States Navy uniform tape for wear by Seabees, Seals, etc. The tape was printed in the United States. VINTAGE: Circa Vietnam War. SIZE: Approximately 1" in height and 7" in length. CONSTRUCTION /...