U.S. Maritime Service Ring

[dg39]

I do not remember if I had posted this before. Found it near an old creek or down here what is known as a Bayou swimming hole. Sterling, U.S. Maritime Service ring. Predated the Merchant Marine service..Quite large and heavy. Can anyone tell me the rarity factor on something like this?
DG

 

[ivan salis]

--- in 1936 the US merchant marine act was put into place --creating the "modern" form of civilan merchant mariners that be come in effect ( with ranks and rating to be equal to that of the coast guard)-- basically treated as "part of the miltary" during war time but without the benefits of "offical" military staus --a sort of forced "auxiliary"--- the us martime service was set up in 1938 when FDR saw the that war would be coming soon and that shipping would be vital to winning it -- the US Martime Service --was the trainiing division of the War Shipping Administration -- during WW2 -- it was what the merchant marine was called during war time --it rare and worth while item you found --could be a officers ring --congrats

ps -- my family were all merchant seaman --I was the last of the line --1980 to 2007 medically force retired due to illness -- served in both gulf wars myself.,awarded the --
United States Merchant Marine expeditionary award --(twice one for each time served)

 

[dg39]

Thanks Ivan!

 

[jhenry]

Hi DG39 don`t know anything about your ring except it`s pretty darn cool I bet you could contact somebody in Coast Gard public relations it looks like it might be somekind of meritorious service ring or something along those lines good luck and keep us posted thanks Jeff

 

[Dwightmccarty]

I found one of these exact rings in San Luis Obispo county in California about 25 years ago.
I just pulled it out of my keepsakes and am trying to find the original owner of it.

So - If you lost your ring in the 90’s in SLO...
Dizyd33@comcast.net