c1927 U.S.S. Utah - Stan Sanders Photograph Collection, 1917-1933 A Register of the Collection at the Utah State Historical Society Utah State Historical Society 2011 Finding aid encode in EAD by Melissa Ferguson using oXygen 9.3, 2011. Finding aid written in English.

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 Summary Description Utah State Historical Society Mss C 1927 Sanders, Stan Inventory of The U.S.S. Utah - Stan Sanders Photograph Collection, 1917-1933 5.25 lin. ft. (6 boxes)

All items in the collection are originals.

 The collection includes photographs, scrapbooks, logalbums, and a photograph album created by sailors on the Battleship U.S.S. Utah and collected by Stan Sanders. Topics Johnston, Rufus Zenus. United States. Navy--Petty Officers--Photographs. Utah (Battleship)--Photographs. United States. Navy--History--Photographs. Politics, Government, and Law Military Form or Genre: Photographs, scrapbooks, logalbums, photograph album. Background Historical Note

The U.S.S. Utah (AG-16) (ex BB-31) was launched 23 December 1909, and was placed in commission at Philadelphia Navy Yard 31 August 1911. It was assigned to the U.S. Atlantic Fleet March 1912, and protected American interests off Veracruz (Mexico) from February to June 1914. During World War I the U.S.S. Utah served as a training ship for gunnery crews and new engineering recruits in the Chesapeake Bay. The ship sailed for Europe August 1918, protecting convoys in Bantry Bay (Ireland) until the Armistice. It arrived in Boston 25 December 1918.

In 1932 the U.S.S. Utah was commissioned as a mobile target ship. It joined the Pacific Fleet in 1935, arriving in Pearl Harbor and ports along the West coast through the early 1940s.

The ship had recently returned to Hawaii from a six-week anti-aircraft training cruise when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor 7 December 1941. The U.S.S. Utah took two torpedo hits in the first five minutes of the attack. Thirty officers and 431 men survived, while six officers and 52 men either drowned when trapped onboard, or were killed by the strafing attacks while they swam for shore. The ship was declared "out of commission, not in service," in 1944. The U.S.S. Utah was deemed unsalvageable. The ship earned one battle star for participation in the Pearl Harbor attack. The partially submerged hulk remains at Pearl Harbor.

 Scope and Content

The collection includes photographs, scrapbooks, logalbums, and a photograph album created by sailors on the U.S.S. Utah and collected by Stan Sanders. The collection documents life as a sailor on the ship, at port, and on leave. Some notable events documented in the collection include the rescue of a shipwrecked schooner crew, as well as The Royal Court of King Neptune and the "Ancient Order of the Deep," an induction ceremony/rite of passage for sailors crossing the equator for the first time.

The collection is arranged in three series: Photographs, Photograph Albums, and Scrapbooks. The items are arranged chronologically within the series.

 Administrative Information Preferred Citation:

The U.S.S. Utah - Stan Sanders Photograph Collection, 1917-1933, Utah State Historical Society.

 Acquisition Information:

Donated by Eleanor Sanders, 2010.

 Restrictions

Open to public research.

 Copyright

The U.S.S. Utah - Stan Sanders Photograph Collection, 1917-1933, is physical property of the Utah State Historical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah. Literary rights, including copyright, may belong to the authors or their heirs and assigns. Please contact the Historical Society for information regarding specific use of this collection.

 Processing Information: Collection processed by Melissa Ferguson, 2011. Finding aid compiled by Melissa Ferguson, 2011. Finding aid edited by Doug Misner, 2011. Finding aid cataloged by Michele Elnicky, 2011. Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Melissa Ferguson, 2011. Separated Material

Manuscripts are classified as Mss B 1927.

Artifacts have been separated and cataloged.

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PAM 16162

 Container list Box Folder Contents Photographs 1 1 Crew Activities Enlisted and non-commissioned officers. Black and white, 3" x 5", undated. King Neptune's Court Ceremony. Black and white, 8" x 10", ca. 1920s. Five-Inch Gun Crew. Black and white, 8" x 10", undated. 1 2 U.S.S. Utah Images U.S.S. Utah at sea, starboard view. Caption: "Gravesend, England, 1921." Matted on board, black and white, 6" x 10", 1921. U.S.S. Utah at sea, starboard view, black and white, 7.5" x 10", 1917. Fourteen-inch guns, black and white, 6.5" x 8.5". Caption on back reads: "The Business End of the U.S.S. Utah. O.P.S. The large 14' guns on the U.S.S. Utah are shown here ready for action. This boat is one of America's most able sea-fighters. NY." 1921. U.S.S. Utah at anchor, starboard view. Black and white, 6" x 8", undated. Souvenir card of U.S.S. Utah with statistics and information regarding sister ships. 2.5" x 3.5", undated. U.S.S. Utah in port. Caption handwritten in ink: "Utah: 10-12 inch guns 2 Tubes, 12-5 inch guns, 995 men." Lantern slide, 3.25" x 4", undated. Generator. Lantern slide, 3.25" x 4", undated. Electrical control panel. Lantern slide, 3.25" x 4", undated. Circuit breaker. Lantern slide, 3.25" x 4", undated. 1 3 Wrecked Schooner Rescue U.S.S. Utah taking aboard shipwrecked schooner crew. Black and white, 4" x 5", 23 November 1924. Crew members of U.S.S. Utah with crew of shipwrecked schooner. Black and white, 4" x 5", 23 November 1924. Crew members of U.S.S. Utah with crew of shipwrecked schooner. Black and white, 4" x 5", 23 November 1924. Crew of shipwrecked schooner with captain of U.S.S. Utah, Captain R. Z. Johnston. Black and white, 4" x 5", 23 November 1924. 1 4 U.S.S. Utah at sea, starboard view, black and white, 8.5" x 14". Caption reads "U.S.S. Utah Leaving Boston Navy Yard, October 28, 1928." Photograph Albums 2 Pictorial Log: U.S.S. Utah. 7" x 11.5". Black, cardboard, ca. 1921. Postcards: Constantinople, color; Gibraltar, color; Gravesend, England (black and white); Cherbourg, France (black and white); Napoli (color); Morrocco (black and white); Peru (black and white); Italy (black and white); Panama City (black and white, dated 1921). Photographs: King Neptune's Court (black and white); Yugoslavia; Constantinople; London; Paris; Malta; Carnival in Nice (black and white); Portugal; Lisbon; Tangiers. Photographs of ship, including those labeled "Rigging Gangway" and "Dress Ship for Prince of Wales". 3 Logalbum, U.S.S. Utah. 8.5" x 14". Leather, painted cover. Belonged to Donald F. Sullivan, 1928-1931. Some of the images include: Friends' signatures, home addresses, and personal comments. Certificates from "Domain of Neptunus Rex" regarding King Neptune's Court ritual. Snapshots from friends and family at home, identified with first name only. Snapshots from Florida and Arkansas. Snapshots of the ship, including air bedding, target raft, shipmates; rifle range; unidentified scenery; scenery in an unidentified Asian country; snapshots of shipmates at port. Photograph of "A Sailor's Prayer." Colorized photograph of an unidentified Asian woman. Photographs of horse racing track and scenery of Rio de Janeiro. 4 Photograph album, U.S.S. Utah. 8" x 11.5". Leather, painted cover. Blank. Undated. Scrapbooks 5 Scrapbook, bound. Includes postage stamps, trunk stickers, newspaper clippings, comics, programs, lottery tickets, for Cuba, Panama, and Europe. Creator unidentified. 1929. 6 Scrapbook. Includes a brief, typed account of "My Time Spent Aboard the USS Utah" on the first two pages. Includes postcards, brochures, newspaper clippings, and photographs of Europe. Creator unidentified. 1932-1933.