Name/Title
Change of Command pamphletEntry/Object ID
2025.1014.8Description
Change of Command pamphlet for Captain Peter Fiedler's relief by Captain R.R. Owens on January 27, 1979. Features biographies of both men, and information on the history of warships named Texas.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 Primary Object Term
PamphletNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsPublication Details
Date Published
circa Jan 27, 1979
