USS BALAO (SS-285) Plaque

Object/Artifact

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Key West Art & Historical Society

USS BALAO (SS-285) Plaque: © Key West Art & Historical Society
USS BALAO (SS-285) Plaque

© Key West Art & Historical Society

Name/Title

USS BALAO (SS-285) Plaque

Entry/Object ID

1987.01.0101

Description

Wood and bronze plaque USS BALAO (SS/AGSS-285). In March 1952, BALAO became as a training ship for antisubmarine and Special Deployment Forces at both Key West, Florida, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In 1959, she starred as the 'pink submarine' in the motion picture Operation Petticoat.

Collection

Artifact Collection

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1943 - circa 1963

Time Period

20th Century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Plaque, Insignia

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Insignia

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Status Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

12 in

Width

11 in

Depth

1 in

Material

Wood, Bronze