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NH 98291 USS Boston (CAG-1)

Photo #: NH 98291 USS Boston (CAG-1)
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Title: USS Boston (CAG-1)
Description: One of the cruiser's 3/50 twin gun mounts firing during amphibious exercises in the Caribbean Sea, circa 1961. The original print is dated (by rubber stamp on its reverse) 2 March 1961. Note the ring of burning gas produced by the gun. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
Catalog #: NH 98291
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