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Aerial view of the the U.S. Navy Boston Naval Shipyard, Massachusetts (USA), looking Southwest, on 1 April 1960. The following ships are present (front to back):

  • Pier 11: aircraft carrier USS Wasp (CVS-18);
  • Dry Dock 5: floating dry dock ARD-16; in ARD-16: dry dock companion craft YFND-23;
  • Pier 10: empty;
  • Pier 9E: heavy cruiser USS Macon (CA-132); floating crane YD-196
  • Pier 9W: destroyer USS Hugh Purvis (DD-709);
  • Pier 8E: cable laying and repair ship USS Thor (ARC-4); floating pile driver YPD-24;
  • Pier 7E: guided missile cruiser USS Springfield (CLG-7);
  • Pier 7W: empty;
  • Pier 6E: destroyer USS Perry (DD-844);
  • Pier 6W: destroyer leader USS Mitscher (DL-2);
  • Pier 5E: guided missile cruiser USS Albany (CG-10);
  • Pier 5W: destroyer tender USS Yosemite (AD-19);
  • Pier 4E: empty;
  • Pier 4W: radar picket ship USS Skywatcher (AGR-3).
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Source U.S. Navy photo BOSTS-10111 from Navsource.org
Author U.S. Navy: photograph taken by a helicopter from Naval Air Station South Weymouth.

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