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Very nice 3 gang brass alarm switches from the USS Vulcan. I have never seen another one like this. All the multiple coats of paint have been removed and it has been clear coated for protection. Starting from the left is the Collision Alarm which was once painted Yellow. The middle switch is the Chemical Attack which was once painted green. The last switch on the right is the Collision Alarm and was once painted red. This was salvaged by myself while the ship was at Bay Bridge Enterprises, Chesapeake VA. The pipes connecting the switches are steel. There are some missing screws from the front of the handles. Please look at the pictures carefully. Beautiful one of a kind piece of USNavy history. Weight is about 13 lbs,itsapproximately 26 inches long, 6 inches across, 5 inches deep.
USS Vulcan (AR-5) Commissioned 1941
International Radio Call Sign:
November - Echo - Quebec - Bravo
NEQB
Navy Unit Commendation
Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - Navy Battle \"E\" Ribbon - American Defense Service Medal (with Fleet clasp)
American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal (1) - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp) - National Defense Service Medal (2)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (1-Cuba, 1-Dominican Republic) - Southwest Asia Service Medal - Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)
Vulcan Class Repair Ship:
• Laid down, 16 December 1939, at New York Shipbuilding Co., Camden, N.J.
• Launched, 14 December 1940
• Commissioned USS Vulcan (AR-5), 14 June 1941, at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA., CDR. Leon S. Fiske USN in command
• During World War II USS Vulcan was assigned to both the Europe-Africa-Middle East and Asiatic-Pacific Theaters and participated in the following campaign:
Europe-Africa-Middle East
Campaign and Dates
Invasion of Southern France 15 August to 25 September 1944
• In the Asiatic-Pacific Theater USS Vulcan was assigned to Occupation duty at the conclusion of World War II from 2 September 1945 to 10 March 1946
• Decommissioned, 27 September 1991
• Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet
• Struck from the Naval Register, 28 July 1992
• USS Vulcan earned one battle star for World War II service
• Transferred to the Maritime Administration, 1 February 1999, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River, Fort Eustis, VA.
• Final Disposition, contract awarded, 9 November 2006, to Bay Bridge Enterprises LLC, Chesapeake, VA. for scrapping
• Removed from the James River National Defense Reserve Fleet, 19 December 2006, under tow to Bay Bridge Enterprises, Chesapeake, VA. for scrapping. Scrapping completed 11 November 2007
Specifications:
Displacement 9,430 t.(lt), 17,000 t.(fl), 16,200 (lim)
Length 529\' 4\"
Beam 73\' 4\"
Draft 26\' (max)
Speed 19.2 kts.
Complement
officers 53
enlisted 1,244
Largest boom capacity 20 t.
Armament
four single 5\"/38 dual purpose gun mounts
four .50 cal machine guns
four twin 40mm AA gun mounts
1976 Armament update three 5\"/38 gun mounts replaced with four single 20mm AA gun mounts
Fuel Capacity 25,420 Bbls NSFO
Propulsion
two New York Shipbuilding turbines
four Babcock & Wilcox 3-drum boilers 400psi 720°
double De Laval Main Reduction Gear
five turbo-driven 750Kw 450V A.C. Ship\'s Service Generators
two propellers, 11,000shp
