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330-CFD-DN-ST-91-00790: Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN, (Retired), 1990

330-CFD-DN-ST-91-00790: Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN, (Retired), 1990. Retired Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, namesake of the guided missile destroyer Arleigh Burke (DDG-51), looks out from the ship's bridge as the vessel heads down river for sea trials off the coast of Maine. The Arleigh Burke is one of the few ships that has ever been named for a living person, September 12, 1990. Photographed by PH3 Jerry Island. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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Caption: Retired Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, namesake of the guided missile destroyer Arleigh Burke (DDG-51), looks out from the ship's bridge as the vessel heads down river for sea trials off the coast of Maine. The Arleigh Burke is one of the few ships that has ever been named for a living person, September 12, 1990. Photographed by PH3 Jerry Island. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Accession #: 330-CFD-DN-ST-91-00790
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