USS Finback SSN 670 Submarine Napkin Ring Gold Dolphin Operations Officer

Description: USS Finback SSN 670 Submarine Napkin Ring Gold Dolphin Operations Officer Vintage Collectibles:Historical:Us Navy:Submarine:Napkin Rings (click picture for more details & pictures) US Navy Ship's made napkin ring for Lt. Cmdr A. F. Campbell, operations officer of the USS Finback SSN - 670 with an applied Gold Dolphin emblem. He served on the Finback from 1970 - 1972. Lt. Cmdr Campbell was later promoted to Captain and served as the 1st Commanding Officer of the USS Ohio SSGN - 726. He retired in 1994 with the rank of Rear Admiral. This special napkin ring from a special submarine is 2 1/2" tall and a 2 1/4" - 1 1/8" oval, weighing 107 grams. It is made from non-magnetic stainless steel. The Finback has a colorful history. USS Finback (SSN-670), a Sturgeon-class attack submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Finback, the common whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States. The GO - GO Dance On 10 July 1975, the captain of the Finback permitted a topless farewell dance to be performed on the diving plane of the sail by a local go-go dancer known as Cat Futch (Cathy Susan Futch[1]) as the vessel departed Port Canaveral, Florida. On 1 August 1975, when the Navy brass learned of the incident, the submarine was ordered back to port and the captain was relieved of his command,[2] "pending the investigation of an incident of a non-operational nature."[3] The captain, Cdr. Connelly D. Stevenson, 41, gave permission for the act as a reward for performance by his crew during a major overhaul at the Naval shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia, the preceding year which cut two months off of a scheduled 12-month overhaul at considerable savings to the government. Stevenson was seeking to be reinstated in his command and said that he did not know how the incident had leaked to the media. "I'm in the middle of Navy proceedings in my behalf and I'm already concerned that the press just has not done my cause any good and it's certainly my intention not to continue the press activity," he stated in a 9 September 1975 Washington Post report that publicly broke the incident.[4] Ultimately, Admiral James L. Holloway III, Chief of Naval Operations, on 2 October 1975, found the former commander of Finback "guilty of permitting an action, which could have distracted the attention of those responsible for the safe navigation of the nuclear-powered submarine maneuvering in restricted waters." Holloway agreed with subordinates that Stevenson had failed to exercise good judgement and did not follow regulations governing civilian visitors to naval vessels. Stevenson's next assignment was to the Naval Research Laboratory in London, and although technically still eligible for the promotion list such consideration was unlikely under the circumstances and he subsequently left active duty.[5] An article in the February 2010 issue of Naval History, published by the United States Naval Institute, Annapolis, Maryland, categorizes this episode as "one of the most notorious incidents in the history of the Navy's nuclear-powered submarine force." In 1986, Finback won the Marjorie Sterrett Battleship Fund Award for the United States Atlantic Fleet [r3280] Shipping/Handling/Insurance Policy All items are carefully packed and insured, with no handling or packing fees, ever. Please do not attempt to return an item due to shipping damage. Should it occur in spite of our careful packaging, this must be handled through the shipping agent with an insurance claim. We will be happy to assist in this. Always be sure to retain all original packaging if a claim is to be made as the shipping agent may request to examine it. That being said, in over 10 years of internet shipping, we have had only one damage claim. Shipping is usually done within 24 hours of the receipt of a cleared payment. . Shipping may delayed for a few days if we are away from home at an Antique Show. Please feel free to contact us with any inquiries about items or shipping. We will respond within 24 hours. Any shipping over payments will be quickly refunded. Other Information Sales tax applies for items shipped to California. A valid resale certificate is required for tax exempt sales delivered to California. a href=https://www.

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