USS Texas (CGN-39) sweater

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Battleship Texas Foundation

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front of 2026.1009.2

Name/Title

USS Texas (CGN-39) sweater

Entry/Object ID

2026.1009.2

Description

White sweater with Cruiser Texas hull number "CGN-39" on the front in red lettering bordered in yellow. On the right sleeve, there is lettering spelling out "USS TEXAS" in red.

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. Paul Murnahan was commissioned as a Warrant Officer and reported on USS Texas (CGN-39) from January 1988 to April 1991. He participated in the 1988 Western Pacific Deployment. Murnahan held the positions of Reactor Laboratories Division Officer, Engineering Watch Officer, Main Control Watch Officer, Engineering Duty Officer, and finally Ship Maintenance Officer.

Collection

Collection (Paul Murnahan), Historical Collections

Made/Created

Date made

1977 - 1993

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sweater

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Main Garments

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects