Pascetti Steel was honored to be apart of the restoration and display of two of the Bells from the Historic WWII Battleship, USS New Mexico BB-40. The ship was scraped in 1946, but two bells that sailed with it, were saved.
Design of the memorial steel support by our friends at Pland Collaborative. Pascetti fabricated the custom memorial frame which is comprised of thick steel plates then continuously welded and sanded to form a full circle. Heavy steel base plates and brass commemorative plaque were all embedded into the site footings. The bell itself is approx. 36” in diameter and weights almost 2,000 lbs. Supporting the bell is the original threaded rod and large brass nut. Pascetti Steel Design was honored to help create this permanent memorial artwork within the heart of UNM.
While one bell is located on UNM’s campus at Smith Plaza, the other is on permanent display at Santa Fe’s History Museum.
“The “Queen of the Fleet,” commissioned in 1918 and christened with both champagne and the waters of the Rio Grande, had served as the finest battleship of the Pacific fleet and endured attacks by kamikazes and bombers. For her World War II service, the ship received six battle stars and is still recalled with awe — even though she was sold for scrap in 1947.”
-Posted on November 16, 2012 by DCA WEB
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