Description: This unique event cover commemorates the USS SKIPJACK SSN-585's transit through the Panama Canal on January 21, 1981, with a naval cachet. USS Skipjack (SSN-585), the lead ship of her class of nuclear-powered attack submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named after the skipjack tuna. Skipjack′s keel was laid down on 29 May 1956 by the Electric Boat Division of the General Dynamics Corporation at Groton, Connecticut. She was launched on 26 May 1958, sponsored by Helen Mahon, wife of Representative George H. Mahon from the 19th District of Texas, and commissioned on 15 April 1959 with Commander W. W. Behrens, Jr., in command.
Price: 3.8 USD
Location: Georgetown, Texas
End Time: 2024-12-31T19:27:22.000Z
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Place of Origin: United States
Quality: Used
Event: Naval
Grade: Ungraded
Topic: Military, War
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Certification: Uncertified
