Keel laying glass #1

Name/Title

Keel laying glass #1

Entry/Object ID

2025.1014.79

Description

Bar glass for the keel laying of Cruiser Texas on August 18, 1973

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

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1973

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Glass, Drinking

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Drinking Vessels

Nomenclature Class

Food Service T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials