Cruiser Texas Commissioning booklet

front of 2024.1001.147

front of 2024.1001.147

Name/Title

Cruiser Texas Commissioning booklet

Entry/Object ID

2024.1001.147

Description

Booklet for the September 10, 1977 commissioning of the USS Texas (CGN-39). It explains the history of ships names "Texas", the role CGN-39 would fulfill, and the officers that would crew her.

Context

USS Texas (CGN-39) was the 3rd ship named USS Texas. She was a Virginia-class nuclear guided-missile cruiser commissioned from September 10, 1977, to July 16, 1993. She entered the nuclear recycling program on October 1, 1999.

Collection

Historical Collections, eBay Purchase

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Publication Details

Date Published

circa Sep 10, 1977