1925 RARE Photo Shellback Initiation Black Sailor Cuffs USS OKLAHOMA BB-37 NAVY. Very Rare photo of the shellback initiation on the USS OKLAHOMA July 6th, 1925. Visible is the African American sailors in cuffs being brought before the Royal Court. Other sailors in the photo (shellbacks) have shillelaghs in hand. 3 1/2″ x 6″. USS OKLAHOMA joined the Pacific Fleet and, in 1925, began a high-profile training cruise with several other battleships. They left for Samoa, on 1 July, crossing the equator on 6 July. On 27 July, they arrived in Australia and conducted a number of exercises there, before spending time in New Zealand, returning to the United States later that year. In early 1927, she transited the Panama Canal and moved to join the Scouting Fleet. USS Oklahoma (BB-37) was a Nevada-class battleship built by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation for the United States Navy, notable for being the first American class of oil-burning dreadnoughts. After the war, she served in both the United States Battle Fleet and Scouting Fleet. Oklahoma was modernized between 1927 and 1929. In 1936, she rescued American citizens and refugees from the Spanish Civil War. On returning to the West Coast in August of the same year, Oklahoma spent the rest of her service in the Pacific. Some sailors inside escaped when rescuers drilled holes and opened hatches to rescue them. Unlike most of the other battleships that were recovered following Pearl Harbor, Oklahoma was too damaged to return to duty.
1920’s Rare Photo USS ARIZONA BB-39 Admiral’s Barge Next To USS Oklahoma BB-37. 3 1/2″ x 2 1/2″. On 7 December 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, and Arizona was hit by several air-dropped armor-piercing bombs. One detonated an explosive-filled magazine, sinking the battleship and killing 1,177 of its officers and crewmen. The shipwreck still lies at the bottom of Pearl Harbor beneath the USS Arizona Memorial. Some sailors inside escaped when rescuers drilled holes and opened hatches to rescue them. Unlike most of the other battleships that were recovered following Pearl Harbor, Oklahoma was too damaged to return to duty.
THE OKLAHOMA POWWOW : May 1938, Totem I, Powwow 5, Shipboard Publication Of The USS OKLAHOMA BB-37. Edited in the Chaplain’s Office. May 1938 : Totem I, Powwow 5. No writing or marks. Minor rubbing on corner, top/bottom of the spine and along it. No loose, missing or cutout pages. Light toning on page edges. Two punch holes for a binding. This was published onboard by the personnel of the USS OKLAHOMA. Many names are mentioned within these eight pages. Thank you for your interest in this item.
THE OKLAHOMA POWWOW : March 1938, Totem I, Powwow 3, Shipboard Publication Of The USS OKLAHOMA BB-37. Edited in the Chaplain’s Office. March 1938 : Totem I, Powwow 3. No writing or marks. Minor rubbing on corner, top/bottom of the spine and along it. No loose, missing or cutout pages. Light toning on page edges. Two punch holes for a binding. This was published onboard by the personnel of the USS OKLAHOMA. Many names are mentioned within these eight pages. Thank you for your interest in this item.
THE OKLAHOMA POWWOW : May 1938, Totem I, Powwow 5, Shipboard Publication Of The USS OKLAHOMA BB-37. Edited in the Chaplain’s Office. May 1938 : Totem I, Powwow 5. No writing or marks. Minor rubbing on corner, top/bottom of the spine and along it. No loose, missing or cutout pages. Light toning on page edges. Two punch holes for a binding. This was published onboard by the personnel of the USS OKLAHOMA. Many names are mentioned within these eight pages. Thank you for your interest in this item. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “picking2015″ and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Belgium, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Republic of Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Theme: Militaria
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Time Period Manufactured: 1919-38
THE OKLAHOMA POWWOW : March 1938, Totem I, Powwow 3, Shipboard Publication Of The USS OKLAHOMA BB-37. Edited in the Chaplain’s Office. March 1938 : Totem I, Powwow 3. No writing or marks. Minor rubbing on corner, top/bottom of the spine and along it. No loose, missing or cutout pages. Light toning on page edges. Two punch holes for a binding. This was published onboard by the personnel of the USS OKLAHOMA. Many names are mentioned within these eight pages. Thank you for your interest in this item. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “picking2015″ and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Belgium, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Republic of Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Theme: Militaria
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Time Period Manufactured: 1919-38
THE OKLAHOMA POWWOW : March 1938, Totem I, Powwow 3, Shipboard Publication Of The USS OKLAHOMA BB-37. Edited in the Chaplain’s Office. March 1938 : Totem I, Powwow 3. No writing or marks. Minor rubbing on corner, top/bottom of the spine and along it. No loose, missing or cutout pages. Light toning on page edges. Two punch holes for a binding. This was published onboard by the personnel of the USS OKLAHOMA. Many names are mentioned within these eight pages. Thank you for your interest in this item. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “picking2015″ and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, Korea, South, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Republic of, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Uruguay.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Theme: Militaria
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Time Period Manufactured: 1919-38
THE OKLAHOMA POWWOW : June 1938, Totem I, Powwow 6, Shipboard Publication Of The USS OKLAHOMA BB-37. Edited in the Chaplain’s Office. June 1938 : Totem I, Powwow 6. No writing or marks. Minor rubbing on corner, top/bottom of the spine and along it. No loose, missing or cutout pages. Light toning on page edges. Two punch holes for a binding. This was published onboard by the personnel of the USS OKLAHOMA. Many names are mentioned within these eight pages. Thank you for your interest in this item. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “picking2015″ and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, Korea, South, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Republic of, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Uruguay, Russian Federation.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Theme: Militaria
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Time Period Manufactured: 1919-38