brass marking plate
PLAQUESUSA, NY, New York; France, Saint Nazaire
1935
1.13 x 5.38 x 0
Brass engineering marking plate from World War II troop transport ship LAFAYETTE (AP 53), ex NORMANDIE; reads, in French "VAPEUR SOUTIRAGE", or steam release; taken from ship during salvage, 1947.
1998.39.2