It has been a while since the Society has produced any shirts that have 1715 Fleet themes so we decided that 2025 might be a good year to come out with some new shirts. Since 2025 marks the 310th Anniversary of the loss of the 1715 Fleet we contacted Fleet Society member Ray Mazzola (Member #88) who operates Ray’s T-Shirts in Chicago, to help us get some shirts ready for the FUN Show. Our first offering is a T-shirt (in black and red; $20 each) with a classy logo designed by our “jack of all trades” and all-around indispensable Fleet Society supporter Lenore Wetzel. Lenore’s logo has a galleon surrounded by the words “1715 Treasure Fleet 310th Anniversary”. It looks great on the black and red shirts. Also, we have some T-shirts that bear the Fleet Society logo in black and red. On the way are some polo shirts, as well, with an embroidered patch. We also took Lenore’s design and made some coffee mugs ($15 each).
In addition, we discovered some T-shirts ($20 each) and coffee mugs ($15 each) left over from the 2015 300th Anniversary! Not many are left, so they are likely to go fast as they have become collector’s items by what I have been told. We’ll have some other neat collectibles available at our table (#352) at the FUN Show, including some newly published books. Note that the new shirts and mugs will ONLY be available at the FUN Show. We have limited quantities so they will be sold on a first come first serve basis. Here is our current inventory:
ANNIVERSARY SHIRTS IN BLACK ($20):
- 2 XXL
- 5 Xtra Large
- 7 Large
- 4 Medium
- 2 Small
ANNIVERSARY SHIRTS IN RED ($20):
- 2 XXL
- 3 Xtra Large
- 3 Medium
- 1 Small
ANNIVERSARY SHIRTS IN BRIGHT RED ($20):
- 1 Xtra Large
- 5 Large
- 1 Medium
- 1 Small
FLEET SOCIETY LOGO SHIRTS IN WHITE ($20):
- 2 Xtra Large
- 2 Large
- 1 Medium
FLEET SOCIETY LOGO SHIRTS IN ATHLETIC GRAY ($20):
- 2 Xtra Large
- 2 Large
- 2 Medium
FLEET SOCIETY LOGO SHIRTS IN BLACK ($20):
- 3 XXL
- 4 Xtra Large
- 7 Large
- 3 Medium
- 2 Small
FLEET SOCIETY LOGO SHIRTS IN RED ($20):
- 2 Large
- 1 Medium
FLEET SOCIETY LOGO SHIRTS IN BRIGHT RED ($20):
- 1 Xtra Large
- 1 Large
The polo shirts will be posted when they arrive. In the meantime, if the shirts sell out, we will order more, if we have enough demand. Ray (the T-shirt guy) told us he could make more if necessary. So, we look forward to seeing you all at our table (#352). And we hope you will like our newest additions to our Fleet Society inventory!
