This USS
America 1965 T&C Zippo has an engraved "plank owner" on the reverse. A "plank
owner" is an individual who was a member of the crew of a ship when that ship
was placed in commission. Plank owner Zippos are highly valued by collectors
USS sevelt on a 1965
Zippo:
This is 1965 T&C Zippo for
carrier SS Bon Homme Richard CVA 31. A Navy tradition is the Shellback
initiation that takes place when a sailor crosses the equator for the first
time. The ship becomes a pirate ship in the domain of King Neptune.
In
1966 the USS Thomas J Gary participated in Operation Deep Freeze, a
scientific expedition to the Antarctic, and this 1966 Zippo
commemorates the event. The ship's history is told
HERE.
USS Sculpin submarine
Zippo is dated 1965. A sculpin as grotesque looking fish.
1965 Zippo. The carrier USS Shangri La
was once commanded by Vice Adm. John S McCain, the father of John
McCain, current senator and former Presidential candidate.
1966 T&C Zippo for the
destroyer USS Purdy and the Purdy Pirates.
The USS Fulton
was a submarine tender. The T&C Zippo is dated 1966.
1966 T&C Zippo for USS Forrestal.
Go HERE to see the ship's Vietnam Zippo and story.
1966 slim T&C Zippo for
USS F.D. Roosevelt.
1966 T&C Zippo for the
heavy cruiser USS Newport News "stolen from Steve Rowan". In 1972, while
in action in Vietnam, she sustained an in-bore explosion killing 20 and
injuring 36 men.
1967 T&C Zippo for the
carrier USS Franklin Roosevelt with attached badge Commander Carrier Division
Six. On the reverse, the name Mr. J.E. Bent on the lid. Presented
by R. Adm. V.G. Lambert USN ComCarDiv Six, 2 May 1968.
1967 slim T&C Zippo for
Commander Carrier Division Four, presentation lighter by Rear
Admiral G.C. Talley Jr. CTF-60.
1969 T&C Zippo for USS Pargo, a nuclear attack submarine..
1975 Zippo commemorating the Mayaguez Incident when Cambodians
captured an American merchant vessel the Mayaguez and the subsequent events
leading to the death of 41 servicemen.
Both of these
Zippos are dated 1976 for "CPO Club Caribou II" in Adak, Alaska. One
carries the image of a stag, the other an anchor, probably for the Chief Petty
Officer Club at the Adak Naval Air Station. .
This 1977 Zippo is for
the USS Trenton, the story of the ship can be found
HERE .
1978 slim Zippo for
USS John F. Kennedy with the ship's emblem on the reverse.
1997 Zippo for USS The
Sullivans, named after the five Sullivan brothers killed on one ship during
World War II .
