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NH 98288 USS Boston (CAG-1) USS Canberra (CAG-2)

Photo #: NH 98288 USS Boston (CAG-1) USS Canberra (CAG-2)
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Title: USS Boston (CAG-1) USS Canberra (CAG-2)
Description: Photo #: NH 98288 USS Boston (CAG-1) (right) and USS Canberra (CAG-2) Nested together at Pier 5, Norfolk Naval Base, during change of command ceremonies in which Rear Admiral Charles B. Martell relieved Rear Admiral Charles L. Melson as Commander Cruiser Division FOUR. This photograph accompanied a Commander Cruiser Force, Atlantic Fleet, press release dated 14 April 1958. Note the different guided missile guidance radars fitted to these sister ships, with Boston having a pair of Mark 25 Mod 7 types, while Canberra has two of the later, and larger, SPQ-5 types. USS Intrepid (CVA-11) is on the other side of the pier. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
Catalog #: NH 98288
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