RARE US Navy Battleship (BB-11) USS Missouri Menu Memorial Day 30 May 1919

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RARE US Navy Battleship (BB-11) USS Missouri Menu Memorial Day 30 May 1919
The Dinner Menu measures 7.5" tall x 5" wide - It has several areas around the edges where there are slight nicks in the paper, there are several corner bends, slight creases in a few areas, and some discoloration. If framed in a "period" display, this would look very good! Overall, good vintage condition for ephemera from 1919
USS
Missouri
(BB-11)
, a
Maine
-class
battleship
, was the second ship of her
class
and of the
United States Navy
to be named in honor of
the 24th state
.
Missouri
was laid down in February 1900 at the
Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company
, was launched in December 1901, and was commissioned into the fleet in December 1903. She was armed with a
main battery
of four 12-inch (305 mm) guns and could steam at a top speed of 18
knots
(33 km/h; 21 mph).
Missouri
spent her entire career in the Atlantic with the
North Atlantic Fleet
, later renamed the
Atlantic Fleet
. In late 1907, she and the rest of the Atlantic Fleet circumnavigated the globe as the so-called
Great White Fleet
, which ended in February 1909. The ship was decommissioned in 1910, with periodic reactivations for summer training cruises over the followed six years. After America entered
World War I
in April 1917,
Missouri
was brought back into service to train personnel for the expanding wartime Navy. She served briefly as a troopship in 1919, carrying American soldiers back from France, before being decommissioned in September that year. Ultimately, she was sold for scrapping in January 1922.
Decommissioned on 08 September 1919 - This was one of the last "Holiday" big meals served on this ship!
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First Class Mail with full tracking & Insurance
A portion of the proceeds from this sale will benefit a great non-profit called Triton Flight for Heroes