US NAVY USN Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1970 United States Navy ship lighter for the USS Coral Sea CVA-43, an aircraft carrier launched on April 2, 194Adopted by the Golden Gate City in 1967, the carrier was known as "San Francisco's Own". The lighter was presented by...

ARTIFACT: This is a factory-engraved United States Navy ship lighter made by the Zippo Manufacturing Corporation of Bradford, PA. It was made for the United States Ship Samuel B. Roberts FFG 5The ship's logo is factory-engraved on the lighter...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful circa 1980s-1990s United States Navy ring with a faceted pale green stone. The ring was made by Jostens in an alloy known as QGT. It is roughly a size 10. VINTAGE: Circa 1980s-1990s. SIZE: Approximate size 10;...

ARTIFACT: This is a near mint and unfired circa 1977 United States Navy ship Zippo lighter for the USS Long Beach CGN-Launched April 28, 1955, the Long Beach was a nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser. This lighter still has its original instructions...

ARTIFACT: Cool, Cold War 1980's Naval Air Station South Weymouth, Massachusetts mug with reference to the base's part in the United States Air Force Electronic Systems Division. The Weymouth USNAS began operations during WWII and continued through 199The...

ARTIFACT: Very cool 1980's USS San Francisco SSN-711 nuclear submarine sailor's Philippine-made belt buckle. The center of the buckle displays stylized dolphins on either side of a ships bow - resembling the Submariner Dolphin insignia - and surrounding...

ARTIFACT: 1975 Slim Zippo United States Navy Lighter for the South Atlantic Force, US Atlantic Fleet in Unfired, Near Mint Condition. The reverse of the lighter displays an inscription from the Commander of the unit during Unitas XVI when the US was...

ARTIFACT: This is a coffee mug for four-star Admiral Jonathan T. Howe, Commander-in-Chief of Allied Forces Southern Europe headquartered in Naples from 1989-199Admiral Howe had a thirty-five year career with the United States Navy and retired in 1992...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1965 United States Navy ship lighter for the USS Hooper DE-102A destroyer escort, the Hooper was launched August 1 , 195The lighter was made in Japan by Konwal. It has an applied enameled insignia on the front that reads Sans...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa early 1960s United States Navy ship lighter for the USS Morton DD-94Launched May 23, 1958, the destroyer was very active in the Southeast Asian seas during the Vietnam War. The lighter was made by Penguin of Japan. It has a...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1965 Zippo lighter for the United States Navy destroyer USS Bausell (DD-845), named for Lewis K. Bausell, a Marine killed in action during World War II. The Bausell was commissioned February 7, 1946 and served in both the Korean and...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1960s hand-painted bronze plaque for the United States Navy's USS Mariano G. Vallejo (SSBN-658), a ballistic missile submarine named after a Mexican general. The plaque shows a great bear with a nod to the symbol of the "Bear Flag...