1) EB's Third FBM Submarine Commissioned. The Ethan Allen, heaviest submarine ever built and first designed from the keel up to fire Polaris missiles 2) Polaris submarine Daniel Webster underway during sea trials 3/19'64

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Groton Public Library

EB's Third FBM Submarine Commissioned 1961
EB's Third FBM Submarine Commissioned 1961

Name/Title

1) EB's Third FBM Submarine Commissioned. The Ethan Allen, heaviest submarine ever built and first designed from the keel up to fire Polaris missiles 2) Polaris submarine Daniel Webster underway during sea trials 3/19'64

Entry/Object ID

2016.1.0789

Scope and Content

1) B&W photo of a sub - caption reads "EB's Third FBM Submarine Commissioned. The Ethan Allen, heaviest submarine ever built and first designed from the keel up to fire Polaris missiles, was commissioned August 5 in 1:30 p.m. ceremonies at Electric Boat fitting-out piers…" 2) A b &w photo of a sub - caption reads, "Splash-The Polaris submarine Daniel Webster, the first undersea vessel scheduled to be equipped with the 2,000-mile range missile, underway during sea trials. The Webster is to be commissioned April 9 at Groton.(handwritten is blue pen 'Bulletin 3/19'64) (AP Wire Photo)"

Collection

James L. Streeter Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2016.1

Source or Donor

Streeter, James L.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Clipping, Newspaper

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Clipping

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Defense industry, Naval parades & ceremonies, Newspapers, Nuclear submarines, Nuclear weapons, Piers & wharves, Submarines

Search Terms

Military, Newspapers, Submarines, U.S. Navy, A-3 Polaris Missile, Commissioning Ceremonies, Electric Boat, FBM submarine, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, Polaris missle, Polaris Submarines, Sea Trials, The Bulletin, U.S. Navy

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1961 - 1964

Restrictions

Access: Discolouration/fading and surface soiling. Tears on second clipping.

General Notes

Note

Status: Good Status By: Maureen A. McClellan Status Date: 2019-06-03