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OOD Long Glass

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Title

OOD Long Glass

Subject

Telescopes; Military art & science

Description

OOD long glass (spy glass). One of three in use on December 7, 1941. This spy glass was used by the Officer of the Deck, who was responsible for the safety and navigation of the ship. It was salvaged by a USS Arizona diving party December 15-19. Found in the OOD "shack" on the quarter-deck while retrieving the Paymaster's safe.

Creator

Anderson, Aengus

Source

USS Arizona Collection (AZ 517)

Date

1941-12-07

Contributor

Donated by Cdr. Everett A. Malcolm, USN Ret. who lived through the attack on the Arizona.

Rights

Permission to use must be obtained from the University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections.

Format

jpeg

Type

Digital photo

Identifier

AZ 517 Box 42 Item 44, Accession # 81-2-1.

Coverage

Pearl Harbor (Hawaii)

Files

USS Arizona Artifacts 09.jpg
USS Arizona Artifacts 08.jpg

Citation

Anderson, Aengus , “OOD Long Glass,” Special Collections Online Exhibits, accessed December 21, 2024, https://exhibits.lib.arizona.edu/items/show/824.

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