File:USS Boston (CAG-1) underway off the Boston Naval Shipyard, Massachusetts (USA), 26 July 1960 (NH 98283).jpg

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English: The U.S. Navy guided missile cruiser USS Boston (CAG-1) underway off the Boston Naval Shipyard, Massachusetts (USA), after an overhaul, 26 July 1960. Note the new electronics antennas received during this overhaul, among them a Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN) pot atop the mainmast, antenna for SPS-29 air search radar (replacing a SPS-12) atop the pedestal aft of the mainmast, and two SPQ-5 guided-missile guidance radars (replacing the ship's original pair of Mark 25 Mod 7 types) just forward of the Terrier missile launchers.
The CXRX radar on her mainmast and SPS-8A forward were fitted in 1955.
Date 26 July 1960
date QS:P571,+1960-07-26T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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NH 98283
Source U.S. Navy photo NH 98283

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This image is available from the Naval History and Heritage Command under the digital ID NH 98283.
Most of the photos found in the NHHC collection are in the public domain and may be downloaded and used without permissions or special requirements. Those which are not will be noted in the copyright section of the NHHC image description.[1]
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