USS Nelson at Boston Navy Yard
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Ceramic Mug · White · 11 oz
The kettle is on, with a little time before the next task. USS Nelson's missing stern is visible beside a Boston Navy Yard building and the water, with the repair scene tied to one identified ship.
The primary record associates June 12, 1944 with torpedo damage and states fleet return November 1944; missing stern alongside yard building and water. The yard's piers and buildings connect this particular view to Boston's history of shipbuilding, repair and harbor work. They preserve a working waterfront at the time of the source.
The view records damage and repair as a particular yard task, keeping the ship's documented return to the fleet within a sober local working history. Keep it near the kettle, or give it for the cups that make up someone's day.
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- FH-BULK-BOSTON-FX71BP397-1244-94262-COLOR-R1
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Historical sources
Source credit and attribution
Source: https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:fx71bp397
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Product details and care
Size/capacity: 11 oz; approximately 3.80 inches high × 3.23 inches diameter
Care: Hand wash only.
Supplier specifications: https://printify.com/app/products/1244/generic-brand/white-ceramic-mug-11oz
Original product information and credits
DD-623 USS NELSON Torpedoed-Picture shows one third of vessel removed at stern-Repaired by NYBos Returned to fleet 11/1944
11 oz white ceramic mug with glossy finish and C-shaped handle. Hand wash only.
AI-assisted controlled-color interpretation. Original source unchanged. Fine detail and color are interpretive. No institutional endorsement.
Source: United States. Navy. Naval District, 1st; National Archives at Boston; PD 108; 1138081; source record https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:fx71bp397 https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:fx71bp397.
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