Item DetailsOriginal commissioning program and metal admission tag from the commissioning of the USS Tuscaloosa (LST-1187) at Long Beach Naval Shipyard, California, on October 24, 1970.The program bears the ship’s crest in orange, gray, and black and includes ceremony information, participant listings, and a tipped-in “Program Change” notice. The notice records that Alabama Congressman John H. Buchanan was unable to attend and that Armistead I. Selden Jr., then Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, appeared as guest speaker. Selden was an Alabama attorney, congressman, and later diplomat.Accompanying the program is a brushed-metal ceremony pass printed with the USS Tuscaloosa crest, commissioning date, and a blue cord.The USS Tuscaloosa was a Newport-class tank landing ship commissioned in 1970 and served with the United States Navy until 1994.ConditionProgram and insert show light age toning, scattered spotting, and minor handling wear. Metal pass has light surface wear consistent with use and age.Please review all photographs carefully, as they form part of the condition description.
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