Ohio History Journal

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REVIEWS, NOTES AND COMMENTS

REVIEWS, NOTES AND COMMENTS

BY THE EDITOR

 

SILVER SERVICE OF THE BATTLESHIP OHIO

Through the prompt and effective aid of Senator

Frank B. Willis and the cordial co-operation of Gover-

nor A. V. Donahey, there have been transferred from

the Navy Department of the United States to the cus-

tody of the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical

Society the silver service of the Battleship Ohio, the

loving cup presented by Miss Helen Deshler who chris-

tened the battleship, and the large bronze bell carried

for more than two decades by this famous war vessel.

The Society has also received a large and very beau-

tiful silk flag made by members of the crew of the bat-

tleship, used on its first voyage and later presented to

Miss Deshler together with the Naval Jack floated by

the Ohio. These flags were presented by Mrs. William

G. Deshler. With the silver service, the loving cup and

the bell they make a very notable addition to the mu-

seum collection of the Society. The Battleship Ohio

was launched at San Francisco, May 18, 1901. It was

scrapped April 16, 1923, in accordance with interna-

tional agreement on Limitation of Naval Armaments.

A full history of the Ohio with a detailed account of

the launching ceremonies will be published in the next

issue of the QUARTERLY.

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