Pearl Harbor Engine Telegraph from The U.S.S. St. Louis

Full speed ahead!  A most important Pearl Harbor relic, the bridge mounted engine order telegraph from CL49 U.S.S. St. Louis, the only major warship to escape the Pearl Harbor attacks.   Earning eleven Battle Stars for meritorious participation in battle, the U.S.S. St. Louis saw incredible action throughout The Pacific Theater in World War II and earned the nickname "The Lucky Lou" for its continued unlikely survival.   Present at Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941 the warship was fired upon and nearly torpedoed, but its crew was able to gun down three Japanese fighter pilots and instead The Lucky Lou became the only major warship to power up and steam out of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.  Following the events at Pearl Harbor, The Lucky Lou went on to play a major role in battles throughout The Pacific Theater including The Battle of the Green Islands, The Battle of Kula Gulf, The Battle of Kolumbangera, The Marianas Campaign, and The Philippines Campaign. Throughout the four year