US NAVY USN Related Artifacts

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 USS Steelhead SS-280 launch badge. Steelhead was launched on September 11, 1942 from the Portsmouth (NH) Navy Yard. Steelhead received six battle stars for World War II service. VINTAGE: Circa 1942. SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce, small size World War II USS Steelhead SS-280 launch badge. Steelhead was launched on September 11, 1942 from the Portsmouth (NH) Navy Yard. Steelhead received six battle stars for World War II service. VINTAGE: Circa 1942...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce circa 1942 (World War II) lost boat USS Snook SS-279 celluloid launch button/badge. Snook was launched August 15, 194Courtesy of www.hazegray.org: SNOOK was lost while conducting her ninth war patrol, in the South China Sea and...

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 World War II submarine launch badge for the USS Sawfish SS-276, launched from the Portsmouth Naval Ship Yard on June 23, 194The Sawfish earned eight battle stars for her World War II service. VINTAGE: Circa 1942. SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II launch badge for a lost boat, the USS Runner SS-27Courtesy of www.hazegray.org: The first Runner (SS-275), a diesel-powered attack submarine, was laid down 8 December 1941 by the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N.H.;...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II submarine launch badge for USS Shad SS-235, launched April 15, 1942 at Portsmouth (NH) Navy Yard. Shad received six battle stars for her World War II service over eleven war patrols and was used as a training vessel for...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II USS Kingfish SS-234 submarine launch badge. Kingfish was launched at the Portsmouth (NH) Navy Yard on March 2, 1942;. Kingfish made 12 war patrols, sinking 14 enemy ships, and was awarded nine battle stars for her World...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce circa early 1942 (World War II) celluloid launch button/badge for the lost boat, USS Herring SS-23Launched January 5, 1942, Herring completed eight war patrols, receiving five battle stars. She went missing in early June 1944,...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II USS Halibut SS-232 submarine launch badge. HALIBUT (SS-232) was launched by Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N. H., 3 December 1941; sponsored by Mrs. P. T. Blackburn; and commissioned 10 April 1942, Comdr. P. H. Ross in command...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II USS Haddock SS-231 submarine launch badge. The first HADDOCK (SS-231) was launched at the Portsmouth (NH) Navy Yard on October 20, 19Haddock received eleven battle stars for her service in World War II. All of her war...