Souvenir Submarine Patch for USS Albacore AGSS-569
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Souvenir Submarine Patch for USS Albacore AGSS-569

Code: z99usnsubp70569agss


SOLD!!! No Longer Available!

Product Description

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PLEASE NOTE: Kana will be BACK IN THE OFFICE as of TUESDAY 07/01,

BUT I will not be back in the Office until MONDAY July 7th,

So we will be keeping the Yellow Notification up through JULY 4th Weekend!!

As I still have MOST of our Military Artifacts and SOME of our LE Badges with me on the Road, so there could be delays in shipping!!

Update 06/30/25: WE ARE STILL EXPERIENCING SOME TECHNICAL ISSUES WITH non-PayPal CREDIT CARD PURCHASES!!

We Hope to FINALLY Have this Issue CORRECTED in July or August!!

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We are HAPPY TO ACCEPT YOUR ORDERS during this time, and we will promptly SHIP MOST orders within ONE Business Day of Receipt of Payment!

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Thank you for visiting. We hope you will find some vintage artifacts here on our site to add to your collection.

We look forward to serving your collecting needs, Ron & Kanae

ARTIFACT: This is a souvenir patch for the United States Navy research submarine USS Albacore AGSS-569. The Albacore was launched on August 1, 1953 at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in (Portsmouth, NH/Kittery, Maine). Albacore was the first submarine to model what is now termed the "Albacore hull". She was decommissioned December 9, 1972 and is now a museum in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The patch is embroidered with the ship's motto Praenuntius futuri (Forerunner of the future).

VINTAGE: Circa 1990s or early 2000s.

SIZE: Approximately 4-1/2" in height and 4-1/4" in width.

MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION: Twill embroidered in cotton/silk/polyester threads.

ATTACHMENT: None.

MARKINGS: None.

ITEM NOTES: This is from a United States Navy collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. LAHX7/12 SAHX5/14

CONDITION: 8+ (Excellent): The patch shows virtually no wear.

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