060802-N-3241S-860 (Aug. 2, 2006)A recruit division commander pin is placed under the mast of the USS TRAYER during a"stepping the mast"ceremony at Battle Stations 21 training facility at Naval Station (NS) Great Lakes, Illinois (IL). The $82.5 million, 157,000 square-foot facility will house a 210-foot-long replica of the guided missile destroyer during shipboard training scenarios. The ancient custom of"stepping the mast"dates from antiquity. One belief from Greek mythology is that should the ship be wrecked during passage, the coins would ensure payment of the crew's wages for their return home.U.S. Navy official photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 1ST Class V.K. Schaefer (RELEASED)
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Naval Station, Great Lakes
State: Illinois (IL)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: MC1 Virginia K. Schcaefer, USN
Release Status: Released to Public
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- 41 Schaefer Images - NARA & DVIDS Public Domain Archive
- 60 Coins Images - NARA & DVIDS Public Domain Archive
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Date
02/08/2006
Source
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