Vintage 1945 Ship Christening Bottle in Presentation Box for the USS Donner. Bottle is contained in silver case and wrapped in silk ribbons. Box includes programs and letters from the commissioning ceremony.

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Bidding Starts: Thursday, December 9, 2021 at 01:24:00 pm ET

Bidding Ends: Thursday, December 16, 2021 between 09:00:00 pm and 10:53:25 pm ET

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Location: 148 Hillwood Ave, Falls Church, VA 22046

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Lot #0010MB: Vintage 1945 Ship Christening Bottle in Presentation Box for the USS Donner. Bottle is contained in silver case and wrapped in silk ribbons. Box includes programs and letters from the commissioning ceremony.

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High Bid:	$80.00
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Bidding Ended:	Thu, Dec 16 9:01:00 pm ET
High Bidder:	1060
Bid Increment:	$5.00
Starting Bid:	$1.00
Item Location:	148 Hillwood Ave, Falls Church, VA 22046
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USS Donner (LSD-20) was a Casa Grande-class dock landing ship of the United States Navy, named for the Sierra Nevada Donner Pass, where the Donner Party became snowbound in the winter of 1846–47.

On 31 January 1961, the Donner recovered the Mercury-Redstone 2 spacecraft. When the spacecraft was opened the chimpanzee astronaut Ham appeared to be in good condition and readily accepted an apple and half an orange.

From 17 September to 19 December 1961, Donner served as flagship for Admiral Allan L. Reed, commander of the South Atlantic fleet, during Solant Amity III, a good-will tour to Cape Town and Port Elizabeth, South Africa and other ports along the African West Coast. Donner was decommissioned on 23 December 1970.

Bid Date	Bid Amount	Bidder
Dec 16, 2021 - 8:56:16 PM	$80.00	i1060
Dec 16, 2021 - 8:56:16 PM	$75.00	i2572
Dec 16, 2021 - 8:50:37 PM	$70.00	i1060
Dec 16, 2021 - 8:50:37 PM	$65.00	i2572
Dec 16, 2021 - 6:02:30 PM	$57.00	i2572
Dec 16, 2021 - 6:02:30 PM	$52.00	i2625
Dec 11, 2021 - 1:26:38 PM	$47.00	i2572
Dec 11, 2021 - 1:26:38 PM	$42.00	i405
Dec 9, 2021 - 10:46:14 PM	$9.00	i405
Dec 9, 2021 - 10:46:14 PM	$8.00	i25
Dec 9, 2021 - 5:29:26 PM	$7.00	i405
Dec 9, 2021 - 4:51:26 PM	$6.00	i2572
Dec 9, 2021 - 4:51:20 PM	$5.00	i58
Dec 9, 2021 - 4:51:20 PM	$4.00	i2572
Dec 9, 2021 - 4:51:11 PM	$3.00	i58
Dec 9, 2021 - 4:51:11 PM	$2.00	i2572
Dec 9, 2021 - 2:50:59 PM	$1.00	i58

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