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U.S.S. GLOVER (AGDE-1) U.S.S.GLOVER, the first Navy warship to be named for an Army officer, was named for General John Glover, Revolutionary War leader who transported General Washington's troops across the Delaware. USS GLOVER is a GARCIA class Ocean Escort which has been modified for research and development to test new anti-submarine equipment and tactics. Length: 414 1/2 ft. Displacement: 3500 tons. Armament: ASROC, Dash, 5"38 gun. Home Port: Newport, R.I.
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U.S.S. GLOVER
U.S.S. GLOVER (AGDE-1) U.S.S.GLOVER, the first Navy warship to be named for an Army officer, was named for General John Glover, Revolutionary War leader who transported General Washington's troops across the Delaware. USS GLOVER is a GARCIA class Ocean Escort which has been modified for research and development to test new anti-submarine equipment and tactics. Length: 414 1/2 ft. Displacement: 3500 tons. Armament: ASROC, Dash, 5"38 gun. Home Port: Newport, R.I.
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 Number2015.10313
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPostcards
DescriptionBack: divided. Mint.
38990-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
38990-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)