Commissioning Booklet

front of 2026.1008.15

front of 2026.1008.15

Name/Title

Commissioning Booklet

Entry/Object ID

2026.1008.15

Description

Commissioning booklet for Cruiser Texas at Naval Station in Norfolk, Virginia.

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. Louis A. Nick Jr. was assigned to the Pre-commissioning Unit on USS Texas (CGN-39) from August 1975 to September 10, 1977. After completing school at the Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, he oversaw the construction of her nuclear plants. Nick was later temporarily reassigned to Texas from August 1979 to December 1979 as her chief engineer officer. Neil Brennan was the captain of USS Texas (CGN-39) from May 1991 to July 1993. He was the cruiser’s last commanding officer and witnessed the ship’s decommissioning on July 16, 1993.

Collection

Collection (Louis A. Nick Jr.), Historical Collections

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Pamphlet

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Book Details

Date Published

Sep 10, 1977