USS Nelson at Boston Navy Yard
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Square Magnet · 4 × 4 inches
The shopping list and a picture can share a small corner of the fridge. 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. It makes a small gift that can find a place beside an ordinary household list.
$8.99
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- 4" × 4"
- SKU
- FH-BULK-BOSTON-FX71BP397-428-62035-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: 4 × 4 inches
Care: Gently brush away dust with a clean, dry cloth, working outward from the center.
Supplier specifications: https://printify.com/app/products/428/generic-brand/magnets
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
4 × 4 inch magnet. Matte laminated white vinyl with magnetic backing. For indoor use; wipe gently with a soft, dry cloth.
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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