U.S. Navy Christening Bottle, U.S.S. Decatur (DD-936) 1954.
A cased christening bottle decorated with red, white and blue ribbons. The fourth U.S.S. Decatur (DD-936) was a Forrest-Sherman Class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Commodore Stephen Decatur, U.S.N. (1779-1820). The USS Decatur was laid down by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation at Quincy, Massachusetts on 13 September 1954 and launched on 15 December 1955 by Mrs. W.A. Pierce and Mrs. D J Armsden, descendants of Commodore Decatur and commissioned on 7 December 1956, CDR John J. Skahill Commanding. This vessel saw service in Vietnam and the Persian Gulf until eventually being retired in 2004.

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USS Decatur (DD-936), Wikipedia, 18 October 2011, from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Decatur_%28DDG-31%29

USS Decatur (DD-936), US Navy Ships, Naval History & Heritage Command, 18 October 22011, from: http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/d/decatur.htm

2-Day Winter Antiques & Fine Art Auction, Artfact, 10 October 2011, from: http://www.artfact.com/auction-catalog/2-day-winter-antiques-fine-art-auction,-day-2-kbmiwmy646

Smith, David, A Million-Dollar Map At Julia's Americana, Antiques and the Arts Online, 10 October 2011, from: http://antiquesandthearts.com/Antiques/AuctionWatch/2010-03-02__14-22-30.html

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Zaricor Flag Collection