1) 'North Pole venture The nuclear-powered USS Skate surfaces in Polar regions during her trip across the Arctic in 1958... 2) Patrick Henry..dock on return from sea trial..Opposite is WWII destroyer escort USS Snyder..

Polar venture USS Skate surfaces in 1958
Polar venture USS Skate surfaces in 1958

Name/Title

1) 'North Pole venture The nuclear-powered USS Skate surfaces in Polar regions during her trip across the Arctic in 1958..." 2) Patrick Henry..dock on return from sea trial..Opposite is WWII destroyer escort USS Snyder.."

Entry/Object ID

2016.1.0812

Scope and Content

1) A b & w photo of a sub with #576 Caption reads "North Pole venture - The nuclear-powered USS Skate surfaces in Polar regions during her trip across the Arctic in 1958. A year later, she was the first sub to surface at the Pole." 2) A B & W photo of a sub and a ship - it reads, "Patrick Henry pulls alongside dock on return from sea trial last week. On the opposite side is World War II destroyer escort USS Snyder, which is slated for inactivation here."

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

Newspapers, Nuclear submarines, Photographs, Ships

Search Terms

Newspapers, Ships, Submarines, U.S. Navy, World War II, Nuclear Submarines, Sea Trials, Unites States Navy, USS PATRICK HENRY (SSBN-599), USS SKATE (SSN578), USS Snyder (DE-745), World War II, Arctic expedition, U.S. Navy

Archive Details

Restrictions

Access: Discolouration/Fading

General Notes

Note

Status: Good Status By: Maureen A. McClellan Status Date: 2019-06-24