Abstract Launched in 1906 and commissioned in 1908, U.S.S. Montana (ACR-13) was the first United States Navy vessel to be named after the state. Materials include an agreement (1907) for the manufacture of the ship's silver service, an invitation (1908) to the presentation of the service to the ship by the State of Montana, remarks made at the ceremony by U.S. Navy Captain Alfred Reynolds and Theodore Brantly, a description of each silver piece, and a menu for the 1909 Christmas Dinner in the Chief...