Aug 9, 1975 large envelope

Archive

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Battleship Texas Foundation

front of 2025.1014.3.2

front of 2025.1014.3.2

Name/Title

Aug 9, 1975 large envelope

Entry/Object ID

2025.1014.3.2

Scope and Content

White envelope from Newport News Shipbuilding with decal spelling out "Launching of the nuclear powered guided-missile cruiser Texas (CGN-39) August 9, 1975" Cruiser Texas sailing under the lettering within rope frame.

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

Envelope

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Container, Document

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Archive Items Details

Date(s) of Creation

Aug 9, 1975