Navy standard storage battery testing outfit Type A

Outer box

Outer box

Name/Title

Navy standard storage battery testing outfit Type A

Entry/Object ID

Q2026.16.1

Description

The Navy Standard Storage Battery is a valve-regulated lead-acid main storage battery designed for submarine main storage applications. It is intended to provide power for vital loads and other power-consuming equipment when the submarine is at periscope depth, or when the main propulsion system is not running.

Collection

US Navy Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

The Electric Storage Battery Company

Role

Manufacturer

Time Period

Sept. 15, 1942

Place

* Untyped Place

Philadelphia, Pa., USA

Material

Glass, Rubber, Cardboard, Wood, Paper, Ink