[World War 2] USS Salt Lake City Archive

[World War 2] USS Utah Archive

Three-ring binding containing a small archive of material pertaining to the USS Utah including:

45 Postal Covers with Cachets and USS Utah Cancellation

2 Cachet Covers with Real Photo of Ship within Cachet

1 Copy Photo and 2 Period Photos

1 Photo of Marine Attachment on the USS Utah, Signed

Golden Dragon Commemorative Card Created Upon the Ship Entering the Far East May 31, 1940

2 Ship Christmas Menus, 1940 and 1941

Uncut Matchbook Cover Sheet for USS Utah plus 3 Matchbook Covers

August 23, 1941, copy of Ship Newspaper "Rope Yarn."

Pearl Harbor Memo Issued After Attack

1 Silver Ship Token

About 50 Pages of Xeroxed Material on the USS Salt Lake City

All in very good to fine condition. Housed is modern binder.

The USS Salt Lake City was a Heavy Cruiser authorized in December 1924. Its keel was laid in June 1927 and launched January 23, 1929. The ship was commissioned December 11, 1929.

The ship ran patrols and exercises leading up to World War 2. The USS Salt Lake City was 230 miles west of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, arriving on scene December 8th. For service during World War 2, the USS Salt Lake City received 11 battle stars and a Navy Unit Commendation for her actions during the Aleutian Campaign.

The ship was involved in atomic bomb testing at Bikini Atoll in 1946 and ultimately was sunk as a target hull in May 1948 off the southern California coast. Item #1273

Price: $350.00