Commisioning Ceremony, United States Ship Samuel Eliot Morison, FFG-13 - Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts, October 11, 19801980

U.S. Department of the Navy

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1980 first edition and association copy, U.S. Department of the Navy (Washington, D.C.), oblong 11 x 8 3/8 inches high stapled paperbound in white full color pictorial covers, [28] pp. Association copy, presented to the son of Rear Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison, for whom the frigate was named. Signed by several who spoke at the commissioning: Under Secretary of the Navy Robert J. Murray, U.S. Rep. Brian Donnelly (Mass.), and Vice Admiral J.D. Johnson. Light soiling, rubbing and creasing to covers, and creasing to several pages. Rare. ~SP08~ The commissioning ceremony program and ship's first voyage roster for the USS Samuel Eliot Morison (FFG-13), the seventh Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate in service with the United States Navy. She was named for Rear Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison (1887 - 1976), one of America's most distinguished naval historians, who wrote more than 40 books on naval history. Includes names and photos of the ship's crew in 1980. Seller Inventory # SP08-0761-6268

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Publisher: U.S. Department of the Navy

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