Name/Title
Launching of the U.S.S. Texas (CGN 39)Entry/Object ID
2025.1014.32Description
Photo album for the launching of the cruiser USS Texas at Newport News Shipbuilding on August 9, 1975. Contains one picture per page, twelve total, all bound in a dark leather cover. All photos are from the launch of the ship, and the surrounding events.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
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Album, PhotographNomenclature Primary Object Term
AlbumNomenclature Sub-Class
MemorabiliaNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsBook Details
Date Published
circa Aug 9, 1975
