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U.S.S. CROMWELL (DE-1014) Named for Captain John Philip Cromwell. When his World War II submarine was scuttled, to prevent capture he remained on board rather than risk capture and endanger security of invasion plans. U.S.S. CROMWELL, commissioned in 1954, is a 1280 ton destroyer type ship with a crew of 170. She served in the eastern Med during the Lebanon crisis in 1958.
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U.S.S. CROMWELL
U.S.S. CROMWELL (DE-1014) Named for Captain John Philip Cromwell. When his World War II submarine was scuttled, to prevent capture he remained on board rather than risk capture and endanger security of invasion plans. U.S.S. CROMWELL, commissioned in 1954, is a 1280 ton destroyer type ship with a crew of 170. She served in the eastern Med during the Lebanon crisis in 1958.
Manufactured by: Dexter Press, Inc., West Nyack, N. Y. (American, 1934–1980)
American
Medium/Technique
Chromolithograph on card stock.
Dimensions
Horizontal: 8.9 x 14 cm (3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Leonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession Number2015.10312
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPostcards
DescriptionBack: divided. Mint.
37918-C Published by Arnold Art Store, 26 Broadway, Newport, R.I. 02840
MADE BY DEXTER PRESS, INC. WEST NYACK, NEW YORK
Official U.S. Navy Photograph
37918-C Published by Arnold Art Store, 26 Broadway, Newport, R.I. 02840
MADE BY DEXTER PRESS, INC. WEST NYACK, NEW YORK
Official U.S. Navy Photograph
ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2015, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in Europe and the United States; 2015, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 2015)