 It is normally kept under armed guard and is viewed only once per year for the presentation ceremony.Unlike the Battenberg Cup for the Atlantic Fleet, this award honors surface ships only, while the Battenberg honors both surface and submarine combatants.In 1907, the Spokane Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with the city's United Spanish War Veterans wanted to honor Spokane sailors, its “Sons in the Navy,” by offering a silver cup as an annual award to the U.S. Atlantic Fleet for marksmanship.