paulyp99 Posted April 15, 2010 Share #1 Posted April 15, 2010 I recently got this pennant for the USS Salem. I'm not sure if its for the CL-3 CM 11 or CA-139. Obviously without knowing which ship it's for I don't know how old it is. All I ca tell from seeing the pennant is that it is fairly old due to the fading of the color. It measures about 26 inches long by 8 inches in height. It is odd in the fact that unlike other Navy ships pennants I've seen it has Salem, Mass under the USS Salem name. I know that the city of Salem never had any of the three ships as a museum piece or anything so that makes me wonder why it has the city name on it. I was thinking maybe it was made to commemorate the USS Salem coming to Salem, Mass, I know in CL-3 made a few stops in there in the early 1900's but I doubt the pennant is that old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobrahistorian Posted April 16, 2010 Share #2 Posted April 16, 2010 I recently got this pennant for the USS Salem. I'm not sure if its for the CL-3 CM 11 or CA-139. Obviously without knowing which ship it's for I don't know how old it is. All I ca tell from seeing the pennant is that it is fairly old due to the fading of the color. It measures about 26 inches long by 8 inches in height. It is odd in the fact that unlike other Navy ships pennants I've seen it has Salem, Mass under the USS Salem name. I know that the city of Salem never had any of the three ships as a museum piece or anything so that makes me wonder why it has the city name on it. I was thinking maybe it was made to commemorate the USS Salem coming to Salem, Mass, I know in CL-3 made a few stops in there in the early 1900's but I doubt the pennant is that old. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Salem_(CM-11) Looks a lot like CM-11. The bow isn't long enough to be CA-139 and isn't vertical enough to be CL-3. I'd date your pennant to 1942-44. Really nice! Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulyp99 Posted April 16, 2010 Author Share #3 Posted April 16, 2010 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Salem_(CM-11) Looks a lot like CM-11. The bow isn't long enough to be CA-139 and isn't vertical enough to be CL-3. I'd date your pennant to 1942-44. Really nice! Jon Thanks for your input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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