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Unknown US Navy carrier 'Around the World In The Dark' patch


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I hope someone might be able to help me with this one. I have tried numerous different search combinations but have not been able to hit on anything yet. The ship appears to be an aircraft carrier, but I don't know if the silhouette is unique enough to pinpoint it to an exact ship.

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Such an interesting patch, I'll have to ponder the meaning of 'the option' for awhile.....

 

It's most certainly ordered and made by Ace Novelty for a department or division on a carrier circa late 1960's or early 1970's

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While the silhouette is clearly not the Enterprise, everything else about the patch suggests that it is the Enterprise. The "around the world" could reference the famous trip by the Enterprise, Long Beach and Bainbridge. The "in the dark" suggests the Engineering Dept. If you read the silhouette as a reference to nuclear power you get "The Nuclear Option," a common phrase back then. The incorrect shape of the superstructure could just be because the maker didn't realize the Enterprise was so distinctive or didn't have a pattern for it.

 

Operation Sea Orbit

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Thank you both. I'll agree, the only example I could come up with for "The Option" was the expression 'nuclear option' but I didn't know if it was referring to weapons or to power. I had also wondered if the "...in the Dark" in any way suggested some type of clandestine cruise like the acronyms KITD and KITDFOS.

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