Name/Title
Aug 9, 1975 envelopeEntry/Object ID
2025.1014.2.2Scope and Content
Envelope dated August 9, 1975, and stamped
"CHRISTENING OF
THE USS
TEXAS"
Envelope has decal with the Cruiser Texas sailing past a blue image of the state of Texas, with large red lettering overlaying the image spelling out "Texas". Envelope marked for the launching of the new cruiser.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.
Peter Fiedler was the first captain of the nuclear cruiser USS Texas (CGN-39) from October 1975 to January 1979. He supervised construction, and took official command on September 10, 1977, when the cruiser was commissioned.Collection
Collection (Peter B. Fiedler), Historical CollectionsLexicon
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Category 06: Tools & Equipment for CommunicationArchive Items Details
Date(s) of Creation
Aug 9, 1975
