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NH 58308 USS TEXAS (BB-35)

USS TEXAS (BB-35)
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Title: USS TEXAS (BB-35)
Caption: Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN, front row 2nd from right, is shown on board USS TEXAS (BB-35) for the ceremony presenting this fine old battleship to the state of Texas to be enshrined in the Houston ship channel, 5 April 1948. At left looking over his shoulder is Assistant Secretary of the Navy Mark Andrews, and behind him in cap looking forward is Rear Admiral J.J. "Jocko" Clark, USN.
Description: Courtesy of Fleet Admiral Nimitz
Catalog #: NH 58308
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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Original Date: Mon, Apr 05, 1948
After this Year: 1940
Before this Year: 1949
Original Medium: BW Photo
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