Military - US Navy Ship Wood

US Navy Ship Wood

Blanks are 3/4" x 3/4"

Wooden Wave Blanks are pre-tubed blanks with a label cast of the ship's seal and wood from the ship. These blanks are designed to work with Sierra Clone or Bolt Action pen kits. Sierra Clone tubes are 2-1/4" x 27/64" and Bolt Action Tubes are 1-31/32”.

All blanks are cut as they are ordered.

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After entering service in 1942, the Alabama was deployed to protect convoys in the Atlantic Ocean. In 1943, she was transferred to the Pacific for operations against Japan, helping with the Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign that began in November 1943. While operating in the Pacific, she served primarily as an escort for the fast carrier task force to protect the aircraft carriers from surface and air attacks. She also frequently bombarded Japanese positions in support of amphibious assaults. She took part in the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign from June–September and the Philippines campaign from October–December. After a refit in early 1945, she returned to the fleet for operations during the Battle of Okinawa and the series of attacks on the Japanese mainland in July and August, including several bombardments of coastal industrial targets.

The Alabama assisted in Operation Magic Carpet after the war, carrying some 700 men home from the former war zone. She was decommissioned in 1947 and assigned to the Pacific Reserve Fleet, where she remained until stricken from the Naval Vessel Register in 1962.

The USS Alabama was preserved as a memorial museum ship in Mobile Bay, AL.

US Navy Ship wood fibers from the USS Arizona BB-39 Embedded object Blanks

27/64" blanks are for Sierra Clones
Custom Tube sizes available upon request.

USS Baltimore

US Navy Submarine Wood

All blanks will come with one COA per blank. COAs are 4" x 6" card stock with silver foil embossed COA seal.

All blanks are cut as they are ordered.

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USS Bremerton (SSN-698), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the second vessel of the United States Navy to be named for Bremerton, WA. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, CT on 24 January 1972, and her keel was laid on 8 May 1976. She was launched on 22 July 1978 and commissioned on 28 March 1981.

When USS Los Angeles was decommissioned on 23 January 2010, Bremerton became the oldest commissioned submarine in the US fleet. On that day, Richard O'Kane's cribbage board was transferred from Los Angeles to Bremerton, a tradition that dates back to World War II.

On 20 July 2017, she became the longest-commissioned U.S. Navy submarine, at the time, surpassing USS Kamehameha (SSBN-642). On 6 April 2018, she returned to Pearl Harbor from her 16th and final deployment. When Bremerton was inactive in 2018, the cribbage board was transferred from Bremerton to USS Olympia (SSN-717).

On 20 April 2018, USS Bremerton left Pearl Harbor for the last time en route to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, WA to enter the submarine recycling program.

Bremerton was officially decommissioned on 21 May 2021, at the U.S. Naval Undersea Museum in Keyport, WA.

US Navy Ship Wood
Embedded object Blanks

27/64" blanks are for Sierra Clones

All blanks will come with one COA per blank. COAs are 4" x 6" card stock with silver foil embossed COA seal.

All blanks are cut as they are ordered.

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USS California (BB-44) was the second of two Tennessee-class battleships built for the United States Navy between her keel laying in October 1916 and her commissioning in August 1921. The Tennessee class was part of the standard series of twelve battleships built in the 1910s and 1920s, and were developments of the preceding New Mexico class. They were armed with a battery of twelve 14-inch (360 mm) guns in four three-gun turrets. California served as the flagship of the Battle Fleet in the Pacific Ocean for duration of her peacetime career. She spent the 1920s and 1930s participating in routine fleet training exercises, including the annual Fleet Problems, and cruises around the Americas and further abroad, such as a goodwill visit to Australia and New Zealand in 1925.

California was moored in Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 when the Japanese attacked the port, bringing the United States into World War II. The ship was moderately damaged by a pair of torpedoes and a bomb, but a fire disabled the ship's electrical system, preventing the pumps from being used to keep the ship afloat. California slowly filled with water over the following three days and eventually sank. Her crew suffered heavy casualties in the attack and four men were awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions during the attack. She was raised in April 1942, repaired and heavily rebuilt, and returned to service in January 1944.

The ship thereafter supported the amphibious operations conducted during the Pacific War, including the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign (though she was damaged in a collision with Tennessee and thus missed the Battle of Peleliu) and the Philippines campaign, during which she took part in the Battle of Surigao Strait. She was hit by a kamikaze during the invasion of Lingayen Gulf in January 1945, after repairs, joined the fleet supporting troops fighting on Okinawa during the Battle of Okinawa. Her crew took part in the occupation of Japan after the end of the war, and after returning to the United States via the Indian and Atlantic Oceans, was laid up in Philadelphia in 1946. She remained in the fleet's inventory until 1959, when she was broken up for scrap.

USS California (BB-44) Pen Blank

Turn a piece of authentic naval history with this pen blank featuring solid wood recovered from the USS California. Each blank includes a Certificate of Authenticity documenting the provenance of the material. Most blanks are cut fresh to order.

What's Included

• Solid wood blank from the USS California
• Certificate of Authenticity with provenance details
• Available in standard pen blank sizes

Material Provenance & Turning Vision

The wood in this blank originates directly from the USS California, providing makers with a tangible connection to one of the most storied battleships in U.S. Navy history. The material’s natural durability and rich grain make it ideal for creating heirloom-quality pens that tell a story. Suggested projects include elegant desk pens, bottle stoppers, or ring blanks that showcase the ship’s historic character. Pen blanks from similar vessels offer additional options for matching sets.

USS California (BB-44) Service History

The USS California (BB-44) is a Tennessee-class battleship that served with distinction across World War II. Launched in 1919 and commissioned in 1921, she earned multiple battle stars for her combat actions in the Pacific theater. She was present at Pearl Harbor during the 1941 attack, sustaining heavy damage before being repaired and returning to service for key operations including the Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaigns, the Marianas, Leyte Gulf, and the final assaults on Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Her powerful 14-inch guns and robust armor made her a formidable presence throughout the war. After the war she was decommissioned in 1947 and eventually scrapped, but surviving materials like her teak decking have been preserved for future generations. Enthusiasts value this material for its direct link to pivotal naval engagements and the sailors who served aboard her. The wood’s resistance to rot and tropical conditions made it the preferred decking choice, carrying the physical memory of wartime service into every turned piece. US Navy ship wood collections feature comparable blanks from sister ships including the USS Massachusetts, USS New Jersey, USS Wisconsin, and USS Iowa. Explore embedded blanks, pen display stands & COA holders, Magic Juice Polishing Compound, compatible pen component sets, military relics, and aviation relics to complete your project.

For Custom Single or Double Tube purchases, please indicate in the checkout notes block what pen kit you need the tubes to fit. All Embedded blanks will ship after May 1st.

USS Constitution, also known as Old Ironsides, three-masted heavy frigate of the United States Navy and the third of the six original frigates authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 1794. She is the world's oldest commissioned naval vessel still afloat. Constitution is most noted for her actions during the War of 1812 against the United Kingdom, when she captured numerous merchant ships and defeated five British warships: HMS Guerriere, Java, Pictou, Cyane, and Levant. The battle with Guerriere earned her the nickname "Old Ironsides" and public adoration that has repeatedly saved her from scrapping.

Today, Constitution's stated mission today is to promote understanding of the Navy's role in war and peace through educational outreach, historical demonstration, and active participation in public events as part of the Naval History & Heritage Command. As a fully commissioned Navy ship, her crew of 60 officers and sailors participate in ceremonies, educational programs, and special events while keeping her open to visitors year-round and providing free tours.

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The first USS Cumberland was a 50-gun sailing frigate of the United States Navy.[1] She was the first ship sunk by the ironclad CSS Virginia.

Cumberland began in the pages of a Congressional Act. Congress passed in 1816 "An act for the gradual increase of the Navy of the United States." The act called for the U.S. to build several ships-of-the-line and several new frigates, of which Cumberland was to be one. Money issues, however, prevented Cumberland from being finished in a timely manner. It was not until Secretary of the Navy Abel Parker Upshur came to office that the ship was finished. A war scare with Britain led Upshur to order the completion of several wooden sailing ships and for the construction of new steam powered ships.

Designed by famed American designer William Doughty, Cumberland was one a series of frigates in a class called the Raritan-class. The design borrowed heavily from older American frigate designs such as Constitution and Chesapeake. Specifically, Doughty liked the idea of giving a frigate more guns than European designs called for. As a result, he called for Cumberland and her sister ships to have a fully armed spar deck, along with guns on the gun deck. The result was a heavily armed, 50-gun warship.

US Navy Ship Wood
Embedded object Blanks

27/64" blanks are for Sierra Clones

All blanks will come with one COA per blank. COAs are 4" x 6" card stock with silver foil embossed COA seal.

All blanks are cut as they are ordered.

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The USS Des Moines (CA-134), the second ship of that name in the United States Navy, was the lead ship of a class of heavy cruisers. She was the first ship in the United States Navy to feature the auto loading Mark 16 8-inch/55 caliber gun, which was the first of its type in the world.

US Navy Ship Wood from the  USS Enterprise (CV-6)

Solid wood Blanks are 3/4" x 3/4"
5" x 3/4" Long blanks 
2.5" x 3/4" Short blanks  
Extra COAs are $2 each

All blanks will come with one COA per blank. COAs are 4" x 6" card stock with foil embossed COA seal.

All blanks are cut as they are ordered.

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USS Enterprise (CV-6) was a Yorktown-class carrier built for the United States Navy during the 1930s. She was the seventh U.S. Navy vessel of that name. Colloquially called "The Big E", she was the sixth aircraft carrier of the U.S. Navy. Launched in 1936, she was one of only three American carriers commissioned before World War II to survive the war (the others being Saratoga and Ranger). She participated in more major actions of the war against Japan than any other U.S. ship. These actions included the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Battle of Midway, the Battle of the Eastern Solomons, the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, the Guadalcanal Campaign, the Battle of the Philippine Sea, and the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Enterprise earned 20 battle stars, more than any other ship, and was the most decorated U.S. ship of World War II. She was also the first U.S. ship to sink a full-sized enemy warship after the Pacific War had been declared when her aircraft sank the Japanese submarine I-70 on 10 December 1941. On three occasions during the war, the Japanese announced that she had been sunk in battle, inspiring her nickname "The Grey Ghost". By the end of the war, her planes and guns had downed 911 enemy planes, sank 71 ships, and damaged or destroyed 192 more. Enterprise was decommissioned February 17, 1947 just after the end of World War II after just shy of nine years of service.

USS Flint (AE-32/T-AE-32)

$20 - 1.5â" x 5ishâ" round blanks
$15 - 3/4" x 3/4" x 5â" regular blanks
(Some have a slightly rounded corner)

USS Flint (AE-32/T-AE-32) is a Kilauea-class ammunition ship of the United States Navy, and was named after the sparking rock flint (not, as is commonly thought, the city of Flint, Michigan). Flint was constructed at the Ingalls Nuclear Shipbuilding Division, Litton Industries, Inc., Pascagoula, Mississippi. The ship was delivered to the United States Navy at Charleston, South Carolina, on 30 August 1971.

US Navy Ship Wood from the   USS Forrestal (CV-59)

5" long wood blanks

27/64" blanks are for Sierra Clones
3/8" blanks are for Bolt Action Pens
These two blanks are label cast images of USS Forrestal with bands of wood from the ship on the ends of the blank.

12.5mm & 10.5mm blanks are for JR series pen kits
JR Set blanks are label cast images of USS Forrestal with bands of wood from the ship on the ends of the blanks for the Cap and Post blanks. The Jr Post blank also has coper wire from the ship embedded in the blank.

All blanks will come with one COA per blank or blank set. COAs are 4" x 6" card stock with gold foil embossed COA seal.

All blanks are cut as they are ordered.

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US Navy Ship Wood
Embedded object Blanks

27/64" blanks are for Sierra Clones

All blanks will come with one COA per blank. COAs are 4" x 6" card stock with silver foil embossed COA seal.

All blanks are cut as they are ordered.

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USS Hornet (CV/CVA/CVS-12) is an Essex-class aircraft carrier built for the United States Navy (USN) during World War II. Completed in late 1943, the ship was assigned to the Fast Carrier Task Force (variously designated as Task Force 38 or 58) in the Pacific Ocean, the navy's primary offensive force during the Pacific War. In early 1944, she participated in attacks on Japanese installations in New Guinea, Palau and Truk among others. Hornet then took part in the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign and most of the subsidiary operations, most notably the Battle of the Philippine Sea in June that was nicknamed the "Great Marianas Turkey Shoot" for the disproportionate losses inflicted upon the Japanese. The ship then participated in the Philippines Campaign in late 1944, and the Volcano and Ryukyu Islands campaign in the first half of 1945. She was badly damaged by a typhoon in June and had to return to the United States for repairs.

After the war she took part in Operation Magic Carpet, returning troops to the U.S. and was then placed in reserve in 1946. Hornet was reactivated during the Korean War of 1950-1953, but spent the rest of the war being modernized to allow her to operate jet-propelled aircraft. The ship was modernized again in the late 1950s for service as an anti-submarine carrier. She played a minor role in the Vietnam War during the 1960s and in the Apollo program, recovering the Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 astronauts as they returned from the Moon.

Hornet was decommissioned in 1970. She was eventually designated as both a National Historic Landmark and a California Historical Landmark, and she opened to the public as the USS Hornet Museum in Alameda, California, in 1998.

US Navy Ship Wood
Embedded object Blanks

27/64" blanks are for Sierra Clones

12.5mm & 10.5mm blanks are for JR series

All blanks will come with one COA per blank. COAs are 4" x 6" card stock with silver foil embossed COA seal.

All blanks are cut as they are ordered.

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USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11), also known as The Fighting "I", is one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy. She is the fourth US Navy ship to bear the name. Commissioned in August 1943, Intrepid participated in several campaigns in the Pacific Theater of Operations, most notably the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Decommissioned shortly after the end of the war, she was modernized and recommissioned in the early 1950s as an attack carrier (CVA), and then eventually became an antisubmarine carrier (CVS). In her second career, she served mainly in the Atlantic, but also participated in the Vietnam War. Her notable achievements include being the recovery ship for a Mercury and a Gemini space mission. Because of her prominent role in battle, she was nicknamed "the Fighting I", while her frequent bad luck and time spent in dry dock for repairs—she was torpedoed once and hit by four separate Japanese kamikaze aircraft—earned her the nicknames "Decrepit" and "the Dry I". Decommissioned in 1974, in 1982 Intrepid became the foundation of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City.

US Navy Ship Wood

Blanks are 3/4" x 3/4"

Wooden Wave Blanks are pre-tubed blanks with a label cast of the ship's seal and wood from the ship. These blanks are designed to work with Sierra Clone or Bolt Action pen kits. Sierra Clone tubes are 2-1/4" x 27/64" and Bolt Action Tubes are 1-31/32”.

All blanks are cut as they are ordered.

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USS Iowa (BB-61) is a retired battleship, the lead ship of its class, and the fourth in the United States Navy to be named after the state of Iowa. Owing to the cancellation of the Montana-class battleships, Iowa is the last lead ship of any class of United States battleships and was the only ship of its class to have served in the Atlantic Ocean during World War II.

During World War II, it carried President Franklin D. Roosevelt across the Atlantic to Mers El Kébir, Algeria, en route to a meeting of vital importance in 1943 in Tehran with Prime Minister Winston Churchill of Britain and Joseph Stalin, leader of the Soviet Union. When transferred to the Pacific Fleet in 1944, Iowa shelled beachheads at Kwajalein and Eniwetok in advance of Allied amphibious landings and screened aircraft carriers operating in the Marshall Islands. It also served as the Third Fleet flagship, flying Admiral William F. Halsey's flag at the Japanese surrender in Tokyo Bay. During the Korean War, Iowa was involved in raids on the North Korean coast, after which it was decommissioned into the United States Navy reserve fleets, better known as the "mothball fleet." It was reactivated in 1984 as part of the 600-ship Navy plan and operated in both the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets to counter the recently expanded Soviet Navy. In April 1989, an explosion of undetermined origin wrecked its No. 2 gun turret, killing 47 sailors.

Iowa was decommissioned for the last time in October 1990 after 19 total years of active service, and was initially stricken from the Naval Vessel Register (NVR) in 1995, before being reinstated from 1999 to 2006 to comply with federal laws that required retention and maintenance of two Iowa-class battleships. In 2011 Iowa was donated to the Los Angeles-based non-profit Pacific Battleship Center and was permanently moved to Berth 87 at the Port of Los Angeles in 2012, where it was opened to the public as the USS Iowa Museum.

USS Iowa (BB-61) Jr. Pen Blank Set
Ship’s Seal Cap + Authentic Teak Deck Wood

Turn a piece of living naval history. This Junior-size pen blank set pairs a precision-cast resin cap featuring the official seal of the USS Iowa (BB-61) with a solid lower blank cut from original teak decking recovered from the lead ship of the Iowa-class battleships.

What’s Included

• Cap blank: High-quality resin casting of the USS Iowa ship’s seal

• Lower blank: Solid teak from the actual deck of BB-61

• Sized for Junior (Jr.) pen kits

Each set includes a Certificate of Authenticity documenting the provenance of the teak.

For guidance on tube sizes and compatible pen kits, see our detailed reference:
Understanding Tube Sizes for Pen Kits at Stadium Pen Blanks

Historical Significance of the USS Iowa (BB-61)

The USS Iowa (BB-61) is the lead ship of the Iowa-class battleships—the last and most powerful class of battleships ever built by the United States. Laid down in June 1940 and commissioned on February 22, 1943, Iowa represented the pinnacle of American battleship design. Fast, heavily armed, and heavily armored, she combined a top speed of over 33 knots with nine 16-inch/50-caliber guns capable of firing 2,700-pound shells more than 20 miles.

During World War II, Iowa served primarily in the Pacific Theater. She screened aircraft carriers, bombarded enemy shore positions, and supported major operations including the Marshall Islands campaign, the Marianas, and the Philippines. In late 1943 she carried President Franklin D. Roosevelt across the Atlantic to the Tehran Conference.

Reactivated for the Korean War in 1951, Iowa provided heavy naval gunfire support along the Korean peninsula. She was decommissioned again in 1958. Nearly three decades later, as part of the Reagan-era naval buildup, Iowa was modernized and recommissioned in 1984. Her 16-inch guns and newly installed Tomahawk and Harpoon missile systems returned her to the fleet as a formidable surface combatant during the final years of the Cold War.

Tragedy struck on April 19, 1989, when an explosion in Turret Two killed 47 crew members during a gunnery exercise. The incident remains one of the darkest days in modern U.S. Navy history. The teak used in these blanks comes from the ship’s original decking, giving each pen a tangible connection to this storied vessel. Turners appreciate the dense, stable grain of the teak paired with the crisp detail of the resin seal cap.

Compatibility & Turning Notes

These blanks are sized specifically for Junior pen kits. The resin cap accepts standard tube sizes; the teak lower blank machines cleanly with carbide tools and accepts a wide range of finishes including CA glue, polyurethane, and friction polish. Always test fit tubes before final assembly.

Project Ideas

Ideal for military-themed pens, retirement gifts, or commemorative pieces for naval veterans and history enthusiasts. Pair with other Historical Materials or Military blanks from our catalog for matching sets.

Care & Safety

Store blanks in a cool, dry place. Wear appropriate PPE when turning and finishing. The Certificate of Authenticity is included with every set.

US Navy Ship Wood from the USS Lake Champlain (CV-39)

Solid wood Blanks are 3/4" x 3/4"
5" x 3/4" Long blanks 
2.5" x 3/4" Short blanks  
Extra COAs are $3 each

All blanks will come with one COA per blank. COAs are 4" x 6" card stock with foil embossed COA seal.

All blanks are cut as they are ordered.

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US Navy Ship Wood from the  USS Lexington (CV-16)

Embedded wood blanks from the USS Lexington CV-16 are label cast images of the ship out to see with wood slices on the ends of the blanks. These blanks are available in Bolt Action and Sierra Clone blanks. Custom blanks are also available but will take up to two weeks for delivery.

All blanks will come with one COA per blank. COAs are 4" x 6" card stock with foil embossed COA seal.

All blanks are cut as they are ordered.