USS Boston (CA-69/CAG-1), a Baltimore-class heavy cruiser and later a Boston-class guided missile cruiser, was the sixth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the U.S. city of Boston, Massachusetts. Boston was launched 26 August 1942 by Bethlehem Steel Company's Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, sponsored by Mrs Helen Noonan Tobin, wife of the Mayor of Boston, Maurice J ...

Armament: six 8-inch/55 caliber guns in two triple mounts, ten 5-inch/38 caliber guns in five twin mounts, eight 3-inch/50 caliber guns, ... USS BOSTON (CA 69) was launched 26 August 1942 by Bethlehem Steel Co., Fore River, Mass.; sponsored by Mrs. M. J. Tobin, wife of the Mayor of Boston; and commissioned 30 June 1943, Captain J. H. Carson in ...

Nov 12, 2001 · Armament: 3x3 8"/55, 12 5"/38 DP, 12x4 40mm, 22 20mm, 4 planes (SC-1) ... "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships"-- USS Boston; USS Boston Memorabilia; USS Boston Shipmates Inc. For additional photos, see the Main Page. For crew lists, and reunions see the Veterans Info Page. For ship's logs and personnel records, see the Reference Page.

Boston’s main armament was, once again, her 8-inch guns, of which six remained in her forward turrets. USS Boston was de-activated soon after completing her final tour of duty off the coast of Vietnam. Decommissioned at Boston, Massachusetts, in May 1970, the ship was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register in January 1975 and was sold for ...

Armament 9 x 8"/55, 12 x 5"/38AA, 48 x 40mm, 24 x 20mm, 4 Aircraft ... USS Boston (CAG 1) (left) refueling from the USS Chukawan (AO 100) while operating in the Mediterranean on 15 September 1962. Official U.S. Navy Photograph #USN 1063227. David Buell: 04010190: 798k ...

Jul 26, 2023 · CAG-1 USS Boston off Guantanamo Bay 10 September 1963. The US missile program (The three “T” notably of the Navy, see later) was solidly underway, thanks notably to the help of German scientist rallied under Operation Paperclip. ... Armament: A mix of new and old. USS Canberra (CAG-2) fires at targets in Vietnam, 20 May 1967. Main Guns: 6x ...

USS Boston,CA 69. Class 13,600 ton Baltimore class heavy cruiser built at Quincy, Massachusetts, was ... This picture of the CA 69 USS Boston, as built Armament 9 x 8"/55, 12 x 5"/38AA, 48 x 40mm, 24 x 20mm, 4 Aircraft CAG 1 USS Boston, as Framed 1950's. Armament 6 x 8"/55, 10 x 5"/38AA, 8 x 40mm, 4 Terrier guided missile's launcher

The Boston Navy Yard built the fourth BOSTON in 1826 as a sloop-of-war with a length of 127 feet and armament that included twenty 24-pounders. She spent her twenty-year life protecting American shipping in many parts of the world, sailing the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Pacific.

Aug 1, 2024 · Armament 2 x 8"/30 6 x 6"/30, 2 x 6pdr, 2 x 3pdr, 2 x 1pdr. Armor, 2" Shields, 1 1/2" Deck, 2" Conning Tower. ... USS Boston View on the "Half Deck" (interior of the superstructure), showing one of the ship's 6"/30 guns, its training arrangements, and one of its shells. Rifles stowed around the mast at right are of the "Trap-Door Springfield ...

The fifth USS Boston was a protected cruiser and one of the first steel warships of the "New Navy" of the 1880s. In some references she is combined with Atlanta as the Atlanta class, in others as the Boston class.. Boston was laid down on 15 November 1883 by Delaware River Iron Ship Building and Engine Works, Chester, Pennsylvania, launched on 4 December 1884, and commissioned on 2 May 1887 at ...