Battle Effectiveness Award
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The Battle Effectiveness Award, is awarded annually to the small number of United States Navy ships, submarines, aviation, and other deployable combat coded units that win their battle effectiveness c
Crewmembers paint a gold "E" on the stack of USS Rankin
Crew members aboard the guided missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG-62) assemble on the ship's bridge wing to admire the painting of a gold "E". The painted green H is for the Force Health and Wellness Unit Award
USS Simon Bolivar (SSBN-641) awarded with the Battle "E" for most outstanding ballistic missile nuclear submarine in 1974, 1975 and 1976
Battenberg Cup
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The Battenberg Cup is an award given annually as a symbol of operational excellence to the best ship or submarine in the United States Navy Atlantic Fleet. The cup was originally awarded as a trophy t
Battenberg Cup being presented aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt
The 1939 Battenberg Cup whaleboat race at Pearl Harbor.
Arizona (BB-39) whaleboat crew with the Battenberg Cup, 1931.