USS Enterprise Ship's Bell - Annapolis, MD
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N 38° 58.900 W 076° 29.011
18S E 371503 N 4315789
The USS Enterprise CV-6 was the most decorated ship of World War II. The ship's bell now resides on the campus of the US Naval Academy.
Waymark Code: WMEDPX
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 05/12/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
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The USS Enterprise CV-6 was the most decorated ship of the second world war.

In 1950, the United States Naval Academy, with the assistance of then-Superintendent Admiral Harry W. Hill, took possession of the Enterprise ship's bell. The bell is now stationed in front of Bancroft Hall and rung when the Academy observes Morning Colors, and to celebrate sports team victories over rival Army.

An inscription on the granite base reads:


SHIP'S BELL     U.S.S. ENTERPRISE

A GALLANT FIGHTING SHIP
OF WORLD WAR II

MOUNTING PRESENTED
BY
THE CLASS OF 1921


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