1) Joins Fleet - Polaris Submarine Sam Houston was commissioned in ceremonies today at Newport News (VA) Shipbuilding & Drydock Co 3/6/62 2) Smooth Lines of the Thomas A. Edison, the eighth Polaris submarine to join the Navy's operating fleet 3/12/62

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Polaris Submarine Sam Houston 3/6'62
Polaris Submarine Sam Houston 3/6'62

Name/Title

1) Joins Fleet - Polaris Submarine Sam Houston was commissioned in ceremonies today at Newport News (VA) Shipbuilding & Drydock Co 3/6/62 2) Smooth Lines of the Thomas A. Edison, the eighth Polaris submarine to join the Navy's operating fleet 3/12/62

Entry/Object ID

2016.1.0792

Scope and Content

1) b & w news photo of a sub with #607 Caption reads " Joins Fleet - Polaris Submarine Sam Houston was commissioned in ceremonies today at Newport News (VA) Shipbuilding & Drydock Co…(handwritten in black pen is the date 3/6'62) 2) Smooth lines of the Thomas A. Edison - The eighth Polaris Submarine to join the Navy's operating fleet- are shown in this picture, taken from the tip of the floating drydock at General Dynamics Corp.'s Electric Boat Division.(handwritten in blue ink is the date 3-12'62.)

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, Photographs

Search Terms

Newspapers, Submarine Base, Submarines, U.S. Navy, Commissioning Ceremonies, Ethan Allen Class Submarine, General Dynamics Corp.'s Electric Boat Division, Polaris Submarines, United States Navy, USS SAM HOUSTON (SSBN609), USS THOMAS A EDISON, U.S. Navy

Archive Details

Restrictions

Access: Discolouration/Fading

Archive Notes

Date(s): March 6 & 12 1962

General Notes

Note

Status: Good Status By: Maureen A. McClellan Status Date: 2019-06-10