Cruiser Texas postcard

front of 2025.1014.2.1

front of 2025.1014.2.1

Name/Title

Cruiser Texas postcard

Entry/Object ID

2025.1014.2.1

Description

Blue postcard with white outlining of cruiser Texas. Back is white with ship specifications and partial description of armament.

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)

Made/Created

Date made

circa Aug 9, 1975

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication