Militaria: Era or Period of Conflict

ARTIFACT: Great early 1960's United States Navy Submarine USS John Adams (SSBN 620) ship model from the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The resin model is mounted with aluminum on a wooden base that is lined on the bottom with green felt. The model reads:...

ARTIFACT: Great 1930's USS Plunger, SS-179 submarine model from Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The base of the model reads: "U.S.S. PLUNGER N.Y. PORTSMOUTH, N.H.". The Plunger was launched in 1936 and saw twenty years of service with the Navy...

ARTIFACT: Fabulous extra-large, WWII United States Navy Submarine desk model made of Monel with a Catalan plastic base and was made at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The model sits upon two posts that are anchored to a diamond shaped Catalan plastic base...

ARTIFACT: Rare 1939 submarine model of the USS Squalus Salvage Unit from Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The base of the model reads: "SQUALUS SALVAGE UNIT MAY 23, 1939 - SEPT. 15, 1939". The Squalus was launched from Portsmouth Naval Ship Yard on September...

ARTIFACT: Beautiful, large, highly detailed WWII United States Navy Submarine tie bar from the Portsmouth Navy Yard with seldom seen "V" for Victory on bow, two almost three dimensional look. VINTAGE: Circa WWII. SIZE: Approximately 3 3/8" in length x...

ARTIFACT: Great WWII U.S.S. Flying Fish (SS-229) submarine launching model from the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Monel, complete with periscope! The base reads: "U.S.S. FLYING FISH N.Y. PORTSMOUTH, N.H." The Flying Fish was responsible for sinking nearly...

ARTIFACT: This is a submarine model of the USS Marlin from the Portsmouth (New Hampshire) Naval Shipyard. VINTAGE: Circa World War II. SIZE: Approximately 1-5/8" height and 7-3/16" width and 1-7/8" diameter at base. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Monel /...

ARTIFACT: This is a postal cover for the US Submarine Drum Launched May 12, 194Cachet by Portsmouth Navy Yard Improvement Association. The USS Drum (SS-228) was launched 12 May 1941 by Portsmouth Navy Yard; sponsored by Mrs. Thomas Holcomb; and...

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,...