USS UTAH BB-31, AG-16 Pearl Harbor Battleship 1941 Ship, Photo Cachet Handstamp

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USS UTAH BB-39 US Navy battleship sunk at Pearl Harbor on
cover postmarked at Salt Lake City, Utah on January 30, 2021.
Blue 1930s photo of underway battleship printed on an cachet #1359
by Alvin Eckert #9964 USCS.
Cover franked with a 13 cent Utah stamp # 1677 and 55 cent USS Missouri
stamp # 5392 on a un-gummed archive quality envelope.
Cover with a DIY matte and 5x7 frame makes fine gift for former and active sailors.
USS UTAH BB-31 United States Navy Ship memorial cover honoring
Pearl Harbor 1941 Ships. This 621' Florida Class battleship, was commissioned
in 1911. She had been considered obsolete in 1931 and was converted into a
radio-controlled target ship. On December 7, 1941 she was moored on the opposite
East side of Ford Island  from Battleship Row. She was struck by an enemy torpedo
and this caused her to roll over and sink. Some of her crew were trapped inside and
were rescued by cutting holes in the exposed hull. The enemy pilots had mistakenly
identified her as a valuable fighting ship. She was never raised and remains a rusty
hulk memorial in Pearl Harbor Today her memorial is only visited by naval history buffs.
See her web pages to see the details of her design, construction and service history.
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These items make fine gifts when mounted on a colored matte
and placed in a 5x7 picture frame.     Free US Shipping!