BATTLESHIP TEXAS BB35  VETERANS OF CGN39 JOINING UP WITH BB35 VETERANS ASSOCIATION

At the 8 Oct 2000 business meeting of the BB35 Veterans Association were two veterans of CGN39.

CGN39 was a guided missile cruiser and the third US Navy ship named for the state of Texas. The ship was commissioned in 10 September 1977 and decommissioned 16 July 1993. Present status is awaiting scrapping.

The CGN-39 veterans, speaking on behalf of the other CGN-39 veterans asked if the CGN-39 vets could join up with the BB35 vets.

By unanimous vote, the BB35 vets approved the CGN-39 vets joining up with them.