1) Navy's Biggest Submarine USS Trito was commissioned here on Nov. 10, Designed as as a radar pickett craft... 1) Polaris sub Ethan Allen ..commissioning ceremonies at the Electric Boat division of the General Dynamics corporation.(Bulletin 8-9'61)

Archive

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Groton Public Library

USS Triton commissioned here on Nov 10.
USS Triton commissioned here on Nov 10.

Name/Title

1) Navy's Biggest Submarine USS Trito was commissioned here on Nov. 10, Designed as as a radar pickett craft... 1) Polaris sub Ethan Allen ..commissioning ceremonies at the Electric Boat division of the General Dynamics corporation.(Bulletin 8-9'61)

Entry/Object ID

2016.1.0806

Scope and Content

2 news clippings with B & W photo of subs 1) " Navy's Biggest Submarine - the USS Triton, was commissioned here on November 10. Designed as a radar picket craft, the Triton will serve as a Fleet lookout. 2) "As 1,00 Persons Look on the Polaris sub Ethan Allen was accepted by the navy at commissioning ceremonies at the Electric Boat division of the General Dynamics corporation. (Bulletin 8-9'61 handwritten in black pen) (Photo by John R. Dick)"

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, Missiles, Naval parades & ceremonies, Newspapers, Nuclear submarines, Photographs, Submarines

Search Terms

Newspapers, Submarines, U.S. Navy, Commissioning Ceremonies, Electric Boat division of the General Dynamics corporation, Polaris Submarines, Radar-picket submarine, The Bulletin, United States Navy, USS ETHAN ALLEN (SSBN608), USS TRITON (SSRN586), U.S. Navy

Archive Details

Creator

The Bulletin, Dick, John R.

Date(s) of Creation

1959 - 1961

Restrictions

Access: Discolouration/Fading

General Notes

Note

Status: Good Status By: Maureen A. McClellan Status Date: 2019-06-17