U.S. Navy, Christening Bottle, U.S.S. Decatur.

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.

ZFC Significant Flag

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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

Hoist & Fly
Width of Hoist	4.5
Length of Fly	13.25

Frame
Is it framed?	no

Stars
Are there stars on obverse?	no
Are there stars on reverse?	no

Stripes
Has a Blood Stripe?	no

Nationality
Nation Represented	United States

Fabric
Fabric	Glass
Comments on Fabric	Wood Case

Attachment
Comments on Method of Attachmen	Boxed

Documentation
Documents	All original documents and drawings are held in the Zaricor Flag Collection Archives.
Drawings	All original documents and drawings are held in the Zaricor Flag Collection Archives.

Condition
Condition	Fair
Damage	Broken
Displayable	no

Date
Date	1955