USS Alazon Bay Paperweight
Artifact IDMO 1943.233.10
Object Type
Paperweight
Maker
Unknown
Date1943
Mediummetal (iron)
Dimensionsoverall H 3/4 in x W 4 3/8 in x D 2 3/8 in (1.9 cm x 11.1 cm x 6 cm )
Physical DescriptionA paperweight commemorating the launching of the escort aircraft carrier, USS ALAZON BAY (CVE-55). The paperweight consists of a small, heavy rectangular block of cast iron with inwardly curving right corners. Etched into the surface of the paperweight is an inscription that reads: U.S.S. Alazon Bay / ~ Sponsored by ~ / Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt / ~ April 5, 1943. ~ / Kaiser Company, Inc. / Vancouver Yard.
Historical NoteThe U.S. Navy escort aircraft carrier USS ALAZON BAY (renamed the USS CASABLANCA) was launched by Eleanor Roosevelt on April 5, 1943 at the Vancouver, Washington yard of the Kaiser Company, Inc. This paperweight, made from a bolt that was burned in half when the USS ALAZON BAY was launched, was sent to Eleanor Roosevelt by the Kaiser Company as a memento of the occasion.Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDeposited at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 1, 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 SeriesUnited States Navy Materials (National Archives Identifier 782690)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.In Collection(s)
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