The picture below shows larger front and back views of this Old United States Navy U.S.S. Helena (SSN-725) Submarine Advertising Glass Beer Mug. The mug is not dated and the year that it was made is unknown. One side has the ship’s insignia or emblem and the other side has an emblem for the U.S. Navy Tomahawk Vertical Launching System. One pictures the State of Montana and a submarine, and the other pictures a Native American Indian Tomahawk hatchet. The side of the mug has a gauge that goes from SURFACE, P.D., 200, 400, and CLASSIFIED. It is marked as follows: U.S.S. HELENA SSN-725 GUARDIANS UNITED STATES NAVY TOMAHAWK VERTICAL LAUNCH SYSTEM The clear glass mug measures about 5-1/2'' tall. It appears to be in mint condition as pictured. Below here, for reference, is some Historic information about the U.S.S. Helena (SSN-725) submarine: U.S.S. Helena (SSN-725) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia History United States Name: U.S.S. Helena Namesake: The City of Helena, Montana Awarded: 19 April 1982 Builder: General Dynamics Electric Boat Laid down: 28 March 1985 Launched: 28 June 1986 Sponsored by: Mrs. Jean Busey Commissioned: 11 July 1987 Homeport: Norfolk, Virginia Motto: Proud and Fearless Status: in active service General characteristics Class and type: Los Angeles class submarine Displacement: 5,808 long tons (5,901 t) light, 6,203 long tons (6,303 t) full, 395 long tons (401 t) dead Length: 110.3 m (361 feet 11 inches) Beam: 10 m (32 feet 10 inches) Draft: 9.4 m (30 feet 10 inches) Installed power: Steam Turbine (nuclear) Propulsion: S6G nuclear reactor Complement: 12 officers; 98 enlisted Armament: 4 - 21 inch (533 mm) bow tubes, 10 Mk48 ADCAP torpedo reloads, Tomahawk land attack missile block 3 SLCM range 1,700 nautical miles (3,100 km), Harpoon anti surface ship missile range 70 nautical miles (130 km), mine laying Mk67 mobile Mk60 captor mines. |