Jacket, Jumper, US Navy, Storekeeper 1st Class, 44R, USS Benjamin Franklin, Subamarine, Vietnam, Named
Genuine Vietnam War US Navy blue wool jumper, retaining its original USS Benjamin Franklin shoulder title and Storekeeper 1st Class rank insignia.
Label is dated 1973; size 44R, modified.
Very good, worn condition; Talon zipper is in working order.
Name G. Day has been written on the tag.
Launched on December 5, 1964 and decommissioned on November 23, 1993, USS Benjamin Franklin (SSBN-640) was the lead ship of her class of ballistic missile submarine. From 1973 onwards, this ship mostly deployed to the Mediterranean.
https://nuclearcompanion.com/data/benjamin-franklin-class-ssbn-640-ballistic-missile-submarines/
https://www.navsource.net/archives/08/08640.htm
https://www.hullnumber.com/SSBN-640
