Medal commemorating the aircraft-carrier USS 'Enterprise'

Documentary artifact commemorating the aircraft-carrier USS 'Enterprise'. Obverse: Starboard beam view of the aircraft-carrier USS 'Enterprise'. Legend: 'U. S. S. ENTERPRISE FIRST NUCLEAR POWERED AIRCRAFT CARRIER.' Inscription: 'WORLD'S LARGEST SHIP.' Reverse: A scroll with an eagle standing on the arms of the United States superimposed on two anchors above, and a badge consisting of a trident, a gear wheel and the letters NN below. Inscription: 'COMMEMORATING THE LAUNCHING OF THE U. S. S. ENTERPRISE SEPTEMBER 24 1960 NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA.' Legend: 'BUILT BY NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING AND DRY DOCK COMPANY.'

Object Details

ID: MEC2553
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Events: Launching of the USS Enterprise, 1960
Vessels: Enterprise (1960)
Date made: 1960
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 63 mm
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