LIST OF ITEMS:

1960:  Ship's Bell, displayed in front of LAMM The ship's bell from USS Los Angeles was removed during a 1960 overhaul.  The bell is displayed in front of the museum building.  Photo(s) may be found at: CA-135 Memorials

1977: Mainmast, Anchors & Mooring Bits in Gibson Park Mr. I. Roy Coats, salvage officer for the company that scrapped the USS Los Angeles, worked with a committee of ex-crewmen to save several artifacts from the ship.  The mainmast, anchors and mooring bits form the USS Los Angeles (CA-135) Naval Monument in the John S. Gibson, Jr. Park, just north of the Los Angeles Maritime Museum in San Pedro, CA.  See: CA-135 Memorials

1970s: Ship's Bow During salvage, a part of the ship's bow was saved & is now located outside the LAMM next to the museum building.  See: CA-135 Memorials

1970s: Bridge Equipment, Life Ring, Gun Muzzle sections Additional items salvaged from the ship are located inside the LAMM building in a first floor area overlooking the harbor.  A couple items are in the museum's "Brass Room" located on the second floor.  See: CA-135 Memorials

1980s-1990s:  Miscellaneous Models, Paintings, Photographs & Memorabilia Many items donated over the years are in the same area as the Bridge Equipment.

2001:  Norm Booth Memorabilia In September 2001, shipmate Norm Booth donated his USS LA  memorabilia (24 items).  Norm's donation was publicized in USS LA Assoc. newsletters to encourage other shipmates to preserve their memorabilia for future generations.  The memorabilia can be seen at: Norm Booth 2 In November 2001, the Los Angeles Maritime Museum received a $1075 check from the USS LA CA-135 Association.  This check, along with other individual contributions, enabled the museum to upgrade their USS LA memorabilia display cases and make other related improvements.

2002:  1953-54 Cruise Book The cruise book was donated by Leland Olmstead in Sept/Oct 2002.

2002:  Signal Light Blinker In Oct 2002,  Richard Reiser presented a signal light blinker to the museum.  See Donations

2003:  Signal Flags In Feb 2003, Jim Whitt presented two signal flags to the LAMM.  See Donations

2003:  Quarterdeck Rails In August 2003, quarterdeck rails from the USS LA were donated to the LAMM.  When the ship was being scrapped in San Pedro, the rails were included with other equipment purchased by Mr. Ed Wubben.  After seeing the USS LA website, Mr. Wubben contacted Jim Whitt and subsequently donated the rails to the USS LA Association.  See Donations

2003:  Cruise Book, Photographs, Tea Cup, and 48-Star Flag The family of Lt. Francis Van Veen donated these items.

2003:  Photographs Shipmate Dave Stone donated several photographs, including some taken off the coast of Korea.  MR3 Stone served in the machine shop on the ship.

2003:  New Mainmast Flags Money raised at the 2003 Branson Reunion was used to pay for replacement mainmast flags.  The funds were raised from a raffle of a framed WW II war bond poster & sales of refrigerator magnets.  These flags fly daily from the USS Los Angeles mainmast in Gibson Park.  See Donations

2004:  USS Los Angeles Drawings (In Process) Robert E Carson donated two (2) 30 inch by 50 inch ozalid drawings.  One drawing has plan views of the various levels and decks. The other drawing has a longitudinal profile of the starboard side of the ship, and a longitudinal cutaway of the ship.

3-12-04