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Commissioning Reception programEntry/Object ID
2026.1008.12Scope and Content
Meal program for the Commissioning Reception for Cruiser Texas. Cover has the seal for the State of Texas. The program interior includes the ship sponsors and the menu.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 CollectionsLexicon
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Date(s) of Creation
Sep 10, 1977
