Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
XX-0718 |
Object Name |
Medal |
Description |
"United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation"; round medal attached by pin to red, white & blue ribbon; has image of ship on obverse side, with inscription: "Given in recognition of extraordinary effort in ship construction in time of the nation's need"; inscribed on reverse: "Camden, May 15, 1918, World's Record 'S.S. Tuchahoe' launched in 27 days, completed in 37 days at the yard of New York Shipbuilding Corporation." |
Date |
1918 |
Caption |
Medal given for extraordinary efforts in building the S.S. Tuchahoe; 1918. |