1)TWIN FBM SUBS - The George Washington and Patrick Henry steam out to sea together after Henry commissioning ceremonies at the wetdock 2) Home Coming - The Ethan Allen, lead ship of a new class of Polaris submarine docks Dec 15...

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Twin FBM Subs George Washington and Henry
Twin FBM Subs George Washington and Henry

Name/Title

1)TWIN FBM SUBS - The George Washington and Patrick Henry steam out to sea together after Henry commissioning ceremonies at the wetdock 2) Home Coming - The Ethan Allen, lead ship of a new class of Polaris submarine docks Dec 15...

Entry/Object ID

2016.1.0797

Scope and Content

1) b & w photo of 2 subs Caption reads "TWIN FBM SUBS - The George Washington and Patrick Henry steam out to sea together after Henry commissioning ceremonies at the wetdock. 2) b & w photo of a sub. Caption reads "Home Coming - The Ethan Allen, lead ship of a new class of Polaris submarine, pulls into Electric Boat docks Dec. 15 to mark the end of successful three-month shakedown cruise. During the cruise the submarine fired six Polaris missiles to score a perfect testing fire record. (see story, Page One.)"

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, Nuclear submarines, Nuclear weapons, Submarines

Search Terms

Newspapers, Submarines, U.S. Navy, Commissioning Ceremonies, Electric Boat, Ethan Allen Class Submarine, FBM submarine, Polaris missle, Polaris Submarines, United States Navy, USS ETHAN ALLEN (SSBN608), USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (SSBN598), USS PATRICK HENRY (SSBN-599), U.S. Navy

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1960

Restrictions

Access: Discolouration/Fading

General Notes

Note

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