<p>Accession# 2009-132-1
Builder's Plaque, USS Northampton
Dimensions: 12.125" H, 30.875" L, 2.625"D.
</p><p>USS Northampton, a heavy cruiser, commissioned in 1930 and operated primarily in the Pacific. In 1942 she participated in the Doolittle raid, fought in the Battle of Midway, Santa Cruz Islands, and Tassafaronga. Near the end of the Battle of Tassafaronga she was struck by two torpedoes and sank three hours later.  However, before the war on the 24th of April an order was sent to remove selected items. One of these items was the builder's plaque seen here. Its removal date is unknown, but it is one of the few artifacts from the ship.
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Collection of the Curator Branch of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
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