Nameplate

Brass plate attached to keel of WWII ships: Copyright: None; Origformat: Artifact
Brass plate attached to keel of WWII ships

Copyright: None; Origformat: Artifact

Name/Title

Nameplate

Entry/Object ID

CAHC 2008.29.1

Description

Brass nameplate for the Camden Shipbuilding & Marine Railway, which was attached to the keel of ships built during World War II. Plate is mounted on wooden block.

Collection

Camden Area History Center Collection

Cataloged By

Heather Bilodeau

Acquisition

Accession

CAHC 2008.29

Source or Donor

Mr. Fred Wheeler

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1940 - 1946

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Nameplate

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Plate, Identification

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Shipbuilding, Shipyards

Search Terms

Camden, Camden Shipbuilding and Marine Railway Yard, Maine

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

31896000939045

Material

Metal

Location

Location

Room

On display

Building

Walsh History Center

Category

Permanent

Date

October 21, 2025

Location

Building

Camden Area History Center

Category

Permanent

Inventory

Inventoried By

Heather Bilodeau

Inventoried Date

Jul 24, 2009

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Date Examined

Jul 24, 2009

Examined By

Heather Bilodeau

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Heather Bilodeau Status Date: 2009-07-24

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

April 4, 2008

Updated By

admin@catalogit.app

Update Date

October 26, 2025