Great State Great Ship pin

front of 2025.1014.66.2

front of 2025.1014.66.2

Name/Title

Great State Great Ship pin

Entry/Object ID

2025.1014.66.2

Description

Circular red pin with white lettering saying "GREAT STATE GREAT SHIP" around the edge, and "TEXAS" in the center.

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 Collections

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Stickpin

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Pin, Clothing

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Clothing Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects