USS Sand Lance Launch Tag

Object/Artifact

Wright Museum of WWII

2016.007.004

Name/Title

USS Sand Lance Launch Tag

Entry/Object ID

2016.007.004

Description

Launch tag for U.S. Navy submarine USS Sand Lance. Round cardstock launch tag for USS Sand Lance. Background silver with green and blue drawing of submarine. "Launching" at top and "U.S.S. Sand Lance" at bottom. Both sides identical. Someone has written "6-25-43" on one side in pencil. Purple string at top.

Context

Sand Lance′s keel was laid down on 12 March 1943 by the Portsmouth Navy Yard in Kittery, Maine. She was launched on 25 June 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Edith Burrows, and commissioned on 9 October 1943 at Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Update Date

March 14, 2024