USS Minnesota battleship bell

Titles: USS Minnesota battleship bell (Supplied title)

Description: A cast brass bell from the U.S.S. Minnesota is engraved "MINNESOTA / U.S.W.N.Y. 1856". The U.S.S. Minnesota was built at the Washington Navy Yard, served in the East India Squadron, and participated in the engagement between the U.S.S. Monitor and the C.S.S. Virginia in 1862.

Dates

• 1856 (Creation)
• Not earlier than 1861 - Not later than 1865 (Use)

Creation

• other type: East India Squadron
• other type: Virginia (Ironclad)

Identifiers

• Accession Number: 7250

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

• Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

• 29 inches height
• 29 inches diameter

Subjects

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