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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.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2553 |
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| 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 |