1942 USS BOWFIN SS 287 LAUNCH RIBBON, LAUNCHED DURING WWII

Description: USS RONQUIL SS-287 1942 LAUNCH RIBBON, WWII (ERROR ON RIBBON: ACCTUALLY LAUNCHED IN 1942 NOT 1943 AS SHOWN ON THE RIBBON) This original colorful launch ribbon was sold during WWII by the Navy League to commemorate submarines manufactured at the Portsmouth Naval Ship Yards and to raise finds to assist U. S. Navy sailor with financial needs during WWII. They were only issued for launches of Portstmouth Naval Shipyard submarines from either Portsmouth, NH or Kittery, Maine. THE LAUNCH RIBBON MEASURES 2 1/4" X 5 1/4". IT MADE OF A SILKY CLOTH MATERIAL It is in very good condition. (please see photos of both sides of ribbon). Balao Class Submarine: Laid down, 23 July 1942, at Portsmouth Navy Yard, on Seavey Island in Kittery, Maine. Launched, 7 December 1942; Commissioned USS Bowfin (SS-287), 1 May 1943; Decommissioned, 12 February 1947, at the Naval Submarine Base, New London, CT.; Laid up in the Reserve Fleet at New London; Recommissioned, 27 July 1951, at New London, CT.; Decommissioned, 22 April 1954, at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA.; Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet; Re-designated Auxiliary Research Submarine (AGSS-287) in 1962; Re-designated Miscellaneous Submarine (IXSS-287) in 1971; Struck from the Naval Register, 1 December 1971;Final Disposition, on permanent display as a memorial at the USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Bowfin received the Presidential Unit Citation for her second war patrol, the Navy Unit Commendation for her sixth war patrol, and eight battle stars during World War II. Please see photos, email any questions and thanks for looking.

Price: 40 USD

Location: Green Bay, Wisconsin

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Shipping Cost: 5.95 USD