14/45cal powder tag

Object/Artifact

Battleship Texas Foundation

front of 2026.1015.9

Name/Title

14"/45cal powder tag

Entry/Object ID

2026.1015.9

Description

Tag for power canisters for the 14"/45cal guns. Math likely by Robson on back of tag.

Context

Battleship Texas largely escorted Allied ships across the Atlantic from January 1943 to April 22, 1944. She mainly sailed from New York to either the UK, Gibraltar, or Casablanca. John E. Robson served on Battleship Texas beginning on October 16, 1943. He was made a MM3c on May 20, 1944, a MM2c on August 1, 1945, and departed from the ship on November 16, 1945. He was a supporter of turning Battleship Texas into a museum and visited regularly for veteran reunions.

Collection

Collection (John E. Robson), Historical Collections

Made/Created

Date made

Oct 1943

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Tag, Inventory

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Tag, Identification

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Label, Identification

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects