April 5, 2024
1919 USS CALIFORNIA LAUNCH MEDAL & RIBBON MARE ISLAND CA - SUNK AT PEARL HARBOR
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The item you are bidding on is a 1919 USS CALIFORNIA LAUNCH MEDAL & RIBBON. GREAT PIECE OF NAVAL HISTORY IN OUTSTANDING CONDITION. HERE ARE THE DETAILS: THE BATTLESHIP USS CALIFORNIA WAS LAUNCHED ON NOVEMBER 20, 1919 AT THE MARE ISLAND NAVAL SHIPYARD NEAR SAN FRANCISCO CA. THE SHIP WAS THE ONLY BATTLESHIP EVER BUILT AT MARE ISLAND. NOTE: THE KEEL WAS LAID FOR THE BATTLESHIP USS MONTANA IN THE EARLY 1920’s BUT THE PROJECT WAS SCUTTLED DUE TO TREATY OBLIGATIONS AND WAS NEVER BUILT. THE CALIFORNIA WAS SUNK DURING THE RAID ON PEARL HARBOR IN 1941 BUT THE SHIP WAS SALVAGED, REPAIRED, AND PLAYED A HUGE ROLE IN THE ALLIED VICTORY. THE MEDAL IS IN GREAT CONDITION AND HAVING THE ORIGINAL RIBBON IS A NICE BONUS. THE WHOLE PIECE IS 5 INCHES LONG. Please email with any questions.
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