Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Bell, Ship's |
Title |
Ship's Bell, SS Esso Baton Rouge |
Description |
Ship's bell from tanker SS Esso Baton Rouge, torpedoed by a German U-boat on April 8, 1942 off the coast of St. Simons Island, Georgia. The bell has the ship's name and the year 1938 inscribed on it. (On exhibit at the World War II Home Front Museum.) |
Collection |
Propeller Club Collection |
Date |
ca. 1938 |
Catalog Number |
2005.012.001 |
Material |
Metal |
Subjects |
Tanker SS Esso Baton Rouge World War II German U-boat U.S. Merchant Marines Ship's Bell |