VINTAGE 1930 USS VESTAL (AR-4) ENGINEERING & GUNNERY E EMBOSSED BRASS / BRONZE TRIANGULAR AWARD / PAPREWEIGHT RARE 5-7/8" LONG -- 3-1/2" AT WIDEST AREA --3/8" THICK WITH GREEN FELT BOTTOM
USS Vestal (AR-4) was a repair ship in service with the United States Navy from 1913 to 1946. Before her conversion to a repair ship, she had served as a collier since 1909. Vestal served in both World Wars. She was damaged during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor while moored next to the USS ARIZONA but got away and received two battle stars for her World War II service