USS LOUISVILLE SSN 724 CLOTH BADGE

CLOTH BADGE OF THE LOS ANGELES CLASS NUCLEAR SUBMARINE - USS LOUISVILLE SSN 724 WITH THE MOTTO BEST OF THE BREED . THE BADGE IS IN AN EXCELLENT CONDITION .

THE USS LOUISVILLE WAS LAUNCHED ON THE 14TH OF DEC 1985 . IT WAS THE FIRST AMERICAN SUBMARINE TO UNDERTAKE A WAR PATROL SINCE THE SECOND WORLD WAR IN JAN/FEB 1991 DURING  OPERATION DESERT STORM . IT ALSO FIRED THE FIRST WAR SHOTS DURING DESERT STORM WHEN IT LAUNCHED IT'S TOMAHAWK MISSILES AGAINST TARGETS IN IRAQ ON 19 JANUARY 1991.

IT WAS USED IN THE MOVIE 'THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER' TO PLAY THE PART OF USS DALLAS IN A SCENE WHERE 'JACK RYAN' IS DROPPED FROM A HELICOPTER ON TO THE SUBMARINE .