EST 13 OCT 1775
USS Texas (CGN-39)
"Semper Fortis"
"PROUD HERITAGE, PROUD PURPOSE"-
USS Texas was the United States Navy's second Virginia-class nuclear guided missile cruiser. She was the third ship of the Navy to be named in honor of the State of Texas. Her keel was laid down on 18 August 1973, at Newport News, Virginia, by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company.
