2 newsclippings w/ photos 1) 3/17/65 British Ship Arrives - Her Majesty's Ship Verulam . 2) 4/3/65 Polaris Submarine Lafayette is one of U.S. warships harassed on the high seas by Russian ships.

Archive

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Groton Public Library

HMS Verulam at the Submarine Base 3/17/65
HMS Verulam at the Submarine Base 3/17/65

Name/Title

2 newsclippings w/ photos 1) 3/17/65 British Ship Arrives - Her Majesty's Ship Verulam . 2) 4/3/65 Polaris Submarine Lafayette is one of U.S. warships harassed on the high seas by Russian ships.

Entry/Object ID

2016.1.0757

Scope and Content

2 news clippings with B & W photos 1) A photo of a ship with # F 29 on it -It reads "Norwich Bulletin, Wednesday, March 17, 1965 (glued to the side of the clipping) British Ship Arrives - Her Majesty's Ship Verulam arrives Tuesday at the Submarine Base, Groton, for an operational visit. The 362-ft ship serves as an experimental trials vessel for the British Admiralty's Underwater Establishment. HMS Verulam is under the command of Cmdr. Alistair A. MacIver, Royal Navy (Staff Photo by Bourque) 2) B & W photo of a sub - It reads " New London, Conn., Saturday afternoon, April 3, 1965. Six Times Across the Bow - The 425-food, 7,000 ton Polaris Submarine Lafayette, built at General Dynamic/Electric Boat, in 1962 is one of U.S. warships harassed on the high seas by Russian ships. In the latest incident cited by the government. The Soviet Ship Zond six times crossed close ahead of the Layette. LT. Cmdr James T. Strong of Charleston, S.C., formerly of 9 Fist Ave. Waterford was in command of the sub and Gold Crew at the time of the incident. The Lafayette is shown under way.

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

Foreign visitors, Nuclear submarines, Ships, Submarines

Search Terms

Newspapers, Ships, Submarine Base, Submarines, U.S. Navy, General Dynamics / Electric Boat, H.M.S. Verulam, Norwich Bulletin, Polaris missle, Polaris Submarines, Soviet Ship Zond, Submarine Base, Submarine Gold Crew, The Day, United States Navy, USS LAFAYETTE (SSBN-616), Waterford, U.S. Navy

Archive Details

Creator

The Day, Norwich Bulletin, Bourque

Restrictions

Access: Discolouration and fading and glue on the 1st article

Archive Notes

Date(s): 3/17/65 & 4/3/65

General Notes

Note

Status: Good Status By: Maureen A. McClellan Status Date: 2019-05-20