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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
USS Iowa (BB-61)
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

USS Iowa (BB-61)

Artifact IDMO 1943.224.2
Object Type Model, Instructional
Maker (founded 1919)
Gifter
Dateca. 1943
Mediumpainted wood, metal
Dimensionsoverall H 6 3/4 in x W 26 1/2 in x D 8 in (17.1 cm x 67.3 cm x 20.3 cm )
Physical DescriptionA scale model (1" = 500") of the battleship, USS IOWA (BB-61). The wood and metal ship is dark gray with a black painted hull. The model rests on a natural wood launching strip which, in turn, is attached to a black-stained wooden base. Inscribed on the brass plaque attached to the launching strip: TO OUR COMMANDER IN CHIEF FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT / COMPLIMENTS OF "COMET METAL PRODUCTS CO., INC." N.Y., 2-22-1943. / U.S.S. IOWA CLASS.
Historical NoteThis is one of the recognition/teaching models produced for the U.S. Navy during World War II by the Comet Metal Products Co., Inc. of Richmond Hill, New York. This model was presented to FDR by Abraham Slonin, the company's founder, on March 2, 1943. Models like this one were used to teach ship recognition to naval personnel.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDeposited at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Franklin D. Roosevelt on April 8, 1943. It was donated as a bequest of FDR to the Library in 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesShip Models (National Archives Identifier 782457)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestricted
CopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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