U.S.S. St. Louis Bell
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BruceS
N 38° 37.728 W 090° 12.000
15S E 743740 N 4279305
Ship bell located in the Soldiers' Memorial Military Museum in downtown St. Louis.
Waymark Code: WM19EY
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 03/04/2007
Views: 33
This bell is from the U.S.S. St. Louis, which was commissioned August 18, 1906 with Captain Nathaniel R. Usher in command. This ship was the fourth of six ships which have carried the name U.S.S. St. Louis. This ship was a cruiser and was designated C-20. This U.S.S. St. Louis saw service during World War One when it escorted ship convoys from the United States to Europe. The ship was decommissioned on 3 March 1922.
The coordinates are for the front of the museum, go in the west side of museum to see the bell.
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