US NAVY USN Related Artifacts

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...

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 World War II USS Flying Fish SS-229 submarine launch badge. The second FLYING FISH (SS-229) was launched 9 July 1941 by Portsmouth Navy Yard; sponsored by Mrs. Husband E. Kimmel, wife of the Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet; and...

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 USS Grenadier SS-210, launched November 29, 1940 at Portsmouth (NH) Navy Yard. On her sixth and final war patrol, Grenadier was hit by a Japanese plane on her way to the Strait of Malacca...

ARTIFACT: This is an early World War II submarine launch badge for the USS Grayling SS-209, launched September 4, 1940 at Portsmouth (NH) Navy Yard. Before starting her World War II service, Grayling aided in an unsuccessful rescue mission for USS O-9...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce circa 1941 (World War II) USS Marlin SS-205 celluloid launch button/badge. Marlin was an experimental submarine, launched January 29, 1941 at Portsmouth Navy Yard (Portsmouth, New Hampshire/Kittery, Maine). After service in the...