File:203 mm gun is lowered on the dock at Naval Station Subic Bay, in 1968.jpg

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English: A 203 mm gun is lowered on the dock at the U.S. Navy Naval Station Subic Bay, Philippines. The guns were used to re-gun the guided missile cruiser USS Boston (CAG-1), in 1968. Boston fired 15,985 203mm shells during her 1968 deployment to Vietnam and needed re-gunning twice.
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Boston (CAG-1) 1968 cruise book available at Navysite.de
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current19:37, 6 July 2018Thumbnail for version as of 19:37, 6 July 2018945 × 611 (351 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description={{en|1=A 203 mm gun is lowered on the dock at the U.S. Navy Naval Station Subic Bay, Philippines. The guns were used to re-gun the guided missile cruiser USS ''Boston'' (CAG-1), in 1968. ''Boston'' fired 15,985 203mm shells during her 1968 deployment to Vietnam and needed re-gunning twice.}} |Source=U.S. Navy photo [https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cag1-68/105.htm] from the [https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cag1-68/index_012.htm USS ''Bo...

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