This is a beautiful dish or ashtray that appears as if it could have been the bottom of a shell and was worked into this display. It’s heavy, I believe it’s brass, maybe bronze. There are light scratches and edge nicks on the piece. USS Cushing (DD-376) was launched 31 December 1935 by Puget Sound Navy Yard; sponsored by Miss K. Cushing, daughter of Command Cushing; commissioned 28 August 1936, Commander E. Short in command; and reported to the Pacific Fleet. Except for brief periods of training at Pearl Harbor and one cruise to the Caribbean, USS Cushing (DD-376) cruised the west coast from San Diego for exercises and training. Undergoing overhaul at Mare Island Navy Yard when the Japanese struck Pearl Harbor, USS Cushing (DD-376) sailed from San Francisco 17 December 1941 for convoy escort duty between the west coast and Pearl Harbor until 13 January 1942. The second USS Perkins (DD-377) was a Mahan-class destroyer launched in 1935, served in World War II and sank following a collision with Australian troopship Duntroon in 1942.
Up for sale is one Pre World War 2 US Navy Submarine SONAR Sound Head Projector ASDIC. I don’t have much information on this unit but it is definitely a RARE FIND. It is either a Magnetostriction or Piezo Transducer based on my research but could also be a Fessenden Oscillator. The unit was connected to an oscilloscope and you can see oscillations when tapping on the projector head. I did google the part numbers on the unit shown in the pictures but wasn’t able to find any information. The whole assembly is made of mostly brass and possibly nickel or stainless steel. There is some sort of rubber material on the back of the projector head. The unit measures around 24 inches long and has a long two conductor cable attached. The SONAR head comes in a rugged storage case with no part numbers or markings. The numbers on the Sound Head are as follows.. ESO – 671351 (In Brass Casting). 35 ONR5 (Hand Painted). USN 62190 – 000675 (Stamped in Brass). 5B 20 (Stamped in Brass). BARGE CR C G 6B (Stamped in Brass). This SONAR Head is a very unique piece of history and belongs in a museum. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Thanks for looking and GOOD LUCK! The item “RARE Pre WW2 US Navy Submarine SONAR Sound Head Projector ASDIC” is in sale since Monday, October 29, 2018. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “high_tech_stuff” and is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin. This item can be shipped to United States.
