page_title: USS Portsmouth (1843)
section_title: Bank of America logo
hierarchical_section_title: USS Portsmouth (1843) / Bank of America logo
caption_attribution_description: English: Bank of America service pin image USS Portsmouth
context_page_description: The second USS Portsmouth was a wooden sloop-of-war in the United States Navy in service during the mid-to-late 19th century. She was designed by Josiah Barker on the lines of a French-built privateer, and built at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, directly across the Piscataqua River from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. She was described as an improvement over USS Saratoga built in the same shipyard a year earlier. Portsmouth was launched on 23 October 1843 and commissioned on 10 November 1844, with Commander John Berrien Montgomery in command.
context_section_description: The Portsmouth was adopted as the logo for the San Francisco-founded Bank of America by its founder, Amadeo Giannini, in recognition of the ship's role in securing the city.  Service pins issued to employees by the bank not only feature the ship's image, but include its name inscribed beneath.
  The ship's helm was removed during decommissioning and was on display in the headquarter's reception area in 1995.
caption: Service pin demonstrating Bank of America logo
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