US NAVY USN Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a 1980's submarine patch for the USS Finback (SSN-670). She was launched at Newport News, Virginia on December 7, 1968 and decommissioned in March 1997. VINTAGE: Circa 1980's. SIZE: Approximately 3-15/16" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a USS Spadefish SSN-668 Patch. VINTAGE: Circa 1980s-1990s. SIZE: About 4 in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Fully embroidered with cotton embroidery thread. ATTACHMENT: To be sewn onto garment. MARKINGS: None. ITEM NOTES: This...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1970's United States Navy submarine patch for the nuclear-powered submarine USS Sea Devil SSN-66She was launched at Newport News, Virginia on October 5, 1967 and decommissioned in October 1991. VINTAGE: Circa 1970's...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1970's Japanese-made patch for the United States Navy nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine USS Simon Bolivar SSBN-64She was launched from Newport News, Virginia on August 22, 1964 and was decommissioned in February 199The patch...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1990's patch for the United States Navy USS Tautog SSN-63The Tautog was launched on April 15, 1967 at Pascagoula, Mississippi. She was decommissioned March 31, 199The patch is embroidered with the motto SILENT VIGILANCE...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1970's Asian-made patch for the United States Navy submarine USS Sturgeon SSN-63She was launched from Groton, Connecticut on February 26, 1966 and was decommissioned in August 1994. VINTAGE: Circa 1970's. SIZE: Approximately 5-1/8"...

ARTIFACT: This is a variant 1980s United States Navy submarine patch for the USS Tecumseh SSBN-628, a nuclear ballistic missile submarine. The ship was launched June 22, 1963 from Groton, Connecticut and decommissioned in July 199The patch bears the...

ARTIFACT: This is a submarine patch for the USS James Madison (SSBN-627), a ballistic missile submarine. The James Madison was launched from Newport News, Virginia on March 15, 196She was decommissioned in 1992. VINTAGE: Circa early 1970s...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1970's Japanese-made patch for the United States Navy's USS Henry Clay SSBN-625, a ballistic missile submarine. The patch is circular and shows a missile headed skyward above a globe and a pair of fish. The patch reads PRESERVATIO AB...

ARTIFACT: This is a twentieth anniversary patch for the United States Navy nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine USS Nathan Hale SSBN-62She was launched from Groton, Connecticut on January 12, 1963 and commissioned the day following JFK's...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1985 submarine patch for the USS Thomas Jefferson (SSBN-618), a nuclear ballistic missile submarine. The USS Jefferson was launched from Newport News, Virginia on February 24, 196She was decommissioned in 198The patch reads...

ARTIFACT: This is a submarine patch for the USS Greenling (SSN-614), a Thresher-class submarine. Following the April 1963 loss of the USS Thresher, the Greenling was modified and had a later than expected launch from Groton, Connecticut on April 4,...