WWII Naval Property Information Request

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rfdes
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WWII Naval Property Information Request

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Hello -
I'm hoping that someone could shed some light on some research that I am doing. I own an old metal lathe that is dated 1942 (I have documentation to prove this) and there is a metal tag mounted that indicated this item was owned by the US Navy. The brass tag
shows: US 5293 KM. I believe that this is what is called a 'Naval Plant Account Tag'. I would appreciate it if any has any further information as to which Naval Plant the 'KM' may represent? I thought it might be interesting to track down where this item was used. Based on the date of the lathe, I am figuring it was used in WWII.

Any information that you could offer would be appreciated.
Jim Flanagan
Largo, Florida.
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Re: WWII Naval Property Information Request

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"KM" may mean "Kaiser Marine".
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Someone mentioned to me that 'KM' may mean 'Kings Mountain'. Does that location ring a bell with anyone?
Thanks
Jim
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Re: WWII Naval Property Information Request

Post by Thorsten Wahl »

no
Meine Herren, es kann ein siebenjähriger, es kann ein dreißigjähriger Krieg werden – und wehe dem, der zuerst die Lunte in das Pulverfaß schleudert!
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Thorsten Wahl wrote:no
Highly informative. Thanks.
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