Rare 1938 USS Squalus Launching Celluloid Badge (SS-192)
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Rare 1938 USS Squalus Launching Celluloid Badge (SS-192)

Code: usnlb20080bsl
$375.00


Product Description

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ARTIFACT: Rare, 1938 USS Squalus launching celluloid badge (SS-192). The Squalus was launched from Portsmouth Naval Ship Yard on September 14th, 1938 and sunk off Rye, NH on May 23, 1939 during a test dive. A rescue effort on May 24-25 saved 33 crewmen. The ship was raised and towed to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in September 1939, decommissioned that November, and then re-commissioned as the USS Sailfish (SS-192).

VINTAGE: Circa 1938

SIZE: Approximately 1 ½" in diameter

MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION: Celluloid, paper, steel.

ATTACHMENT: Horizontal safety style pin.

MARKINGS: None.

ITEM NOTES: This is from a shipyard and submarine collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. VGEX07 LCGEX1/15

CONDITION: 9- (Excellent+): Badge shows minor wear, surface wear and small spots of oxidation on reverse only.

GUARANTEE: As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.

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