Gunnery Excellence Trophy

Object/Artifact

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Battleship Texas Foundation

front of 2026.1016.9

front of 2026.1016.9

Name/Title

Gunnery Excellence Trophy

Entry/Object ID

2026.1016.9

Description

Brass trophy commemorating USS Texas receiving an excellence rating in close range accuracy. The trophy was awarded on September 20, 1916.

Context

Battleship Texas operated heavily in the Caribbean from January 1915 through March 1917. While the First World War continued, the United States remained neutral. Victor Blue was the captain of Battleship Texas from August 14, 1916, during World War I, to December 31, 1918. His son, Victor J. Blue, regularly communicated with the Battleship Texas museum years after his father’s passing.

Collection

Collection (Victor Blue), Historical Collections

Made/Created

Date made

Sep 20, 1916

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Trophy

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Prize

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Achievement Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects