Record 684/1139 Catalog Record Objects Exhibit Page Home Search Image 2 of 2 Description  The presentation box for the hatchet used to cut the last line launching the USS Mugford on October 31, 1936. The box is mahogany. The inscription is a bronze casting with the image of a destroyer, a rope border, an anchor and the words "U.S.S. MUGFORD, BUILT AT NAVY YARD BOSTON, LAUNCHED OCTOBER 31- 1936, MISS MADELINE ORNE, SPONSOR" The box has two chrome plated handles, one on each end.

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Last modified on: February 22, 2013