Hull plating from USS Texas (CGN-39)

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Name/Title

Hull plating from USS Texas (CGN-39)

Entry/Object ID

2026.1006.1

Description

Hull plating from Cruiser Texas. The piece is 4"x4" and the front face is etched: "Hull Plating From USS Texas CGN-39 Commissioned: 10 September 1977 Decommissioned: 16 July 1993 Recycled by the men and women of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard"

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.

Collection

Historical Collections

Made/Created

Date made

1999

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Hull

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Component, Watercraft

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Water Transportation Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Water Transportation Equipment

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects