April 5, 2024
USS CONSTITUTION 'OLD IRONSIDES' RIGGING 1927-1930 USN
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You are bidding on rigging samples from "OLD IRONSIDES" sold as a way of raising money for the rebuild in 1927-1930. I don't know what the missing item was. The interesting feature is that the Commandent of the Boston Yard signed a typed letter to J. R. Brittain that must have been sent with the bits from "OLD IRONSIDES". Hard to believe the Admiral did that with each souvenir.The backing measures 9 1/4" by 6 1/2" and it weighs just less than 1 poundCOMMANDANT Norfolk Navy shipyardRear Admiral Philip Andrews 1 July 1921 6 June 1923Rear Admiral Philip AndrewsCOMMANDANT BOSTON NAVY YARDTO J R BRITTAIN1924: She now needs daily pumping to stay afloat; experts assess at least $400,000 is needed to do essential repairs and restoration.1925-1927: A national, voluntary campaign for restoration funds is created-the initiative of Secretary of the Navy Curtis Wilbur. Numerous patriotic organizations and the nation's schoolchildren respond by contributing almost $250,000 (children donate $148,000-much of it in pennies-while U.S. Navy, Marine, Coast Guard personnel donate $31,000).1927: June 16 - The CONSTITUTION is docked, for an extensive reconstruction, in Boston's Drydock No. 1-the same drydock she was the first to enter ninety-four years before.1927-1930: During the extensive restoration effort, considerable decayed timber is replaced and
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