US Pre WWI USS Utah Thanksgiving 1912 Menu & Program
This item is listed for historical interest only. It was listed on our site previously but has been sold and is no longer available for purchase.
Sold for: $50.00

Original era production. A large format Thanksgiving Menu and Program printed while in port at Hampton Roads, VA. The back cover shows old glue residue from being placed in an album, beyond that it shows light wear and use for its age. The USS Utah, was a Florida class battleship, launched in 1909 and completed in 1911. She saw escort duty during WWI, and on the 7th of December 1941 she was at Pearl Harbor. The Utah took 2 torpedo hits and rolled on her side, with the loss of 64 of her crew. She was never refloated, and the wreck of the USS Utah lies at Pearl Harbor to this day. The bodies of her trapped crew were never recovered, and she is considered a war grave.