Shipbuilding Related Artifacts & Collectibles

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II launch tag for the launching of the USS Sea Leopard (SS-483) from the Portsmouth Naval Ship Yard on March 2, 194Sea Leopard ended her 28 year career with the United States Navy by transferring to Brazil. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare type 1 World War II launch tag for the USS Capelin SS-289, which departed from Portsmouth Naval Ship Yard on January 20, 194On the ship's first war patrol, conducted in the Molucca, Flores, and Banda Seas between October and...

ARTIFACT: This is a souvenir ribbon for the launching of the USS Billfish (SS-286) from the Portsmouth Naval Ship Yard on November 12, 194The Billfish was commissioned on April 20, 1943 and earned seven battle stars during World War II. VINTAGE: Circa...

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 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: Rare 1930's Portsmouth Navy Yard auto license plate or plate topper. The plate is red, painted steel and reads: "NAVY YARD 318 PORTSMOUTH" in raised lettering in white painted detail. VINTAGE: Circa 1930's. SIZE: Approximately 7-3/4" in...

ARTIFACT: Early WWII era San Francisco, California Special Police badge from Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation (Bethlehem Steel Company). The large, convex six point star shaped badge shows the number: "95" in the center and surrounding it reads: "SAN...

ARTIFACT: This is an early World War I United States Shipping Board Badge. VINTAGE: Circa early WWI. SIZE: 1-3/4" wide by 1-3/4" high. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Rose Gold plated brass with black painted lettering.. ATTACHMENT: Vertical pin...

ARTIFACT: This is a great WWI Era Maryland Ship Building Company Guard hat badge. The copper badge features a nicely detailed eagle perched at the top of the badge. The center of the badge depicts an embossed, nicely detailed ship sailing with smoke...

ARTIFACT: 1930's - WWII Oakland, California Moore Dry Dock Company Worker Badge by Patrick and Co., San Francisco. During WWII, Moore Dry Dock was among the top 100 valued companies for their efforts supporting the war building over 100 ships for the...

ARTIFACT: This is a great World War II 4th War Loan badge for the Bethlehem Steel Company's shipyard in Hingham, Massachusetts. The yard operated for five years beginning in 1940. This badge reads WE BOUGHT HELLCATS TO RID THE WORLD OF RATS...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War II worker identification badge numbered 17111 for the New England Shipbuilding Corporation of South Portland, Maine. This sleepy little Maine community underwent a sea change with the advent of World War II: two shipyards...