WW1 US Navy Chelsea Deck Clock No 2

[River Rat]

Just bought this on EBay been wanting a WW1 US Naval deck clock for a while since my Grandfather was in the US Navy in WW1 and WW2. This was made in 1918 and the serial numbers match on the movement and brass case so unmolested clock. Chelsea company still around today and you can get archive letters for 35 bucks will order one for mine. There is also a US naval observatory number on the dial they put on after testing it before issuing it to a ship just like on a WW1 US Navy Waltham boxed chronometer I have.


Clean movement
http://www.chelseaclock.com/p/certificates-of-origin/
Link for archive letter if any one wants one
https://www.history.navy.mil/our-col...k--bb-34-.html
A cool site on US naval history were I found a WW1 era clock but with white dial.

[jl smout]

And a lovely thing it is, too. I'm a fan of Chelsea clocks: I had one from WW2 in a phenolic case a few years ago.

[BillyCasper]

Lovely thing!

Perhaps members can show some more ship's clocks.

I have this Smiths. I had it mounted on a wall but took it down when decorating and never put it back up.

[River Rat]

The main reason I got this clock it was on active duty when my Granddad was in the Navy from WW1-WW2 don't know if I ever posted photo's of my grandfathers service here are a few there very old some over a 100 years old. My family was 4 generation Navy and me the last.

He was a ACMM chief this in in 1925.

Christmas day 1917 Miami Florida



Deering Island Florida think it's filled in with dirt and a Miami street. As you see he was on the ground floor in early Navy aviation.


The USS New Mexico think how hard it had to be to shoot floatplanes with a catapult from a battleship then use a crane to pick them up out of the water to load them back on ship.

Cool photo OSHA would not allow this today no safety harnesses used in that photo.

This was going across the line the equator looked more brutal than when I went across the line. look at those cricket bats that had to hurt. And love that suitcase no justice no mercy.

[gubbins]

The main reason I got this clock it was on active duty when my Granddad was in the Navy from WW1-WW2 don't know if I ever posted photo's of my grandfathers service here are a few there very old some over a 100 years old. My family was 4 generation Navy and me the last.

He was a ACMM chief this in in 1925.

Christmas day 1917 Miami Florida



Deering Island Florida think it's filled in with dirt and a Miami street. As you see he was on the ground floor in early Navy aviation.


The USS New Mexico think how hard it had to be to shoot floatplanes with a catapult from a battleship then use a crane to pick them up out of the water to load them back on ship.

Cool photo OSHA would not allow this today no safety harnesses used in that photo.

This was going across the line the equator looked more brutal than when I went across the line. look at those cricket bats that had to hurt. And love that suitcase no justice no mercy.

I was in the Royal Navy for 22 years, remember "Crossing the Line" ceremony well. Fantastic clock by the way.

[River Rat]

I was in the Royal Navy for 22 years, remember "Crossing the Line" ceremony well. Fantastic clock by the way.

Funny thing I also did 22 years in the US Navy 4 active duty the rest in the Naval reserve the US Navy finely started paying me for retirement in the reserve you got to wait until your 60 birthday to get full benefits and retirement pay. I crossed the line on December 23,1981 a great Christmas present of pain. We were on our way to Diego Garcia think the US Navy lease it from England was on a sub tender we even tended the HMS Sheffield while in Diego Garcia a month later the Falkland's war started and a sad fate for the Sheffield we felt for the crew.

[River Rat]

Lovely thing!

Perhaps members can show some more ship's clocks.

I have this Smiths. I had it mounted on a wall but took it down when decorating and never put it back up.

I use a wooden plaque to mount the clock on then set up wire on the back of it so I can hang it up on the wall like a pitcherframe that way only one nail for the hook. Mite be a easy way to put it back up. Nice clock.

[simonsays]

Amazing pictures, and a very interesting clock. $35 for an extract, I am going to complain to Omega!

[bwest76]

Lovely looking clock with a great back story.

I very much enjoyed looking at the photos,my grandfather was also in the navy in WW2.
my mother found his war service records last year and I was able to get the facts on his convoys etc.