Hi all, The stern plate from the USS Enterprise was saved when she was being scrapped in Kearny, NJ in 1960. She was decommissioned in 1947. This is the US ship that most deserved to be preserved as a memorial and museum. But she wasn't named for the home state of the President at the time of Japan's surrender so ............ The artifact is now in a small park in River Vale, NJ. It was in the outfield of a little league baseball field nearby for over 40 years before it was restored and moved to its present location.
That's nice Dave. May I ask why it was removed from the outfield of the ballpark? I couldn't think of a more fitting place for such a piece of Americana to reside.
Hi Jonathan. Thanks. Although I know a bit about the ship, this URL is all I know about the stern plate. Enterprise CV-6 Stern Plate Dedication
Saw this article today. The stern plate wound up for many years just outside the center field fence of the local Little League baseball field, where anyone who hit the stern plate won a free hot dog. The Enterprise Stern Plate: From Scrapyard to Small Town America. | The Sextant