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Canberra sliding down the ways, Bethlehem Steel Company Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts, United States, 19 Apr 1943Launching of Canberra, Bethlehem Steel Company Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts, United States, 19 Apr 1943Canberra underway, Boston harbor, Massachusetts, United States, 14 Oct 1943, photo 1 of 4Canberra underway, Boston harbor, Massachusetts, United States, 14 Oct 1943, photo 2 of 4
Canberra sliding down the ways, Bethlehem Steel Company Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts, United States, 19 Apr 1943Launching of Canberra, Bethlehem Steel Company Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts, United States, 19 Apr 1943Canberra underway, Boston harbor, Massachusetts, United States, 14 Oct 1943, photo 1 of 4Canberra underway, Boston harbor, Massachusetts, United States, 14 Oct 1943, photo 2 of 4
Canberra underway, Boston harbor, Massachusetts, United States, 14 Oct 1943, photo 3 of 4Canberra underway, Boston harbor, Massachusetts, United States, 14 Oct 1943, photo 4 of 4Heavy cruiser Canberra underway, circa late 1943Canberra operating with Task Force 38, Western Pacific, 10 Oct 1944; note camouflage Design 18a in the Measure 31-32-33 series
Canberra underway, Boston harbor, Massachusetts, United States, 14 Oct 1943, photo 3 of 4Canberra underway, Boston harbor, Massachusetts, United States, 14 Oct 1943, photo 4 of 4Heavy cruiser Canberra underway, circa late 1943Canberra operating with Task Force 38, Western Pacific, 10 Oct 1944; note camouflage Design 18a in the Measure 31-32-33 series
Cruiser USS Houston under tow by the USS Pawnee 17 Oct 1944 following Houston being torpedoed twice off Formosa (Taiwan) three days earlier. Note that Houston’s draft is 6-feet deeper than the maximum to be seaworthy.Canberra and Houston being towed by USS Munsee and USS Pawnee toward Ulithi, Caroline Islands, Oct 1944Destroyer Claxton, heavy cruiser Canberra, and destroyer Killen being repaired in floating drydock USS ABSD-2, Manus, Admiralty Islands, 2 Dec 1944Destroyer Killen, heavy cruiser Canberra, and destroyer Claxton being repaired in floating drydock USS ABSD-2, Manus, Admiralty Islands, 2 Dec 1944
Cruiser USS Houston under tow by the USS Pawnee 17 Oct 1944 following Houston being torpedoed twice off Formosa (Taiwan) three days earlier. Note that Houston’s draft is 6-feet deeper than the maximum to be seaworthy.Canberra and Houston being towed by USS Munsee and USS Pawnee toward Ulithi, Caroline Islands, Oct 1944Destroyer Claxton, heavy cruiser Canberra, and destroyer Killen being repaired in floating drydock USS ABSD-2, Manus, Admiralty Islands, 2 Dec 1944Destroyer Killen, heavy cruiser Canberra, and destroyer Claxton being repaired in floating drydock USS ABSD-2, Manus, Admiralty Islands, 2 Dec 1944
USS Canberra underway off Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 16 Oct 1945Guided missile cruiser Canberra in the Delaware River for post-conversion trials, 14 May 1956, photo 1 of 2Guided missile cruiser Canberra in the Delaware River for post-conversion trials, 14 May 1956, photo 2 of 2Guided missile cruiser Canberra firing a Terrier guided missile during training exercise, Atlantic Ocean, Feb 1957
USS Canberra underway off Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 16 Oct 1945Guided missile cruiser Canberra in the Delaware River for post-conversion trials, 14 May 1956, photo 1 of 2Guided missile cruiser Canberra in the Delaware River for post-conversion trials, 14 May 1956, photo 2 of 2Guided missile cruiser Canberra firing a Terrier guided missile during training exercise, Atlantic Ocean, Feb 1957
Eisenhower observing operations aboard USS Canberra while en route to Bermuda, 14 Mar 1957Eisenhower practicing golf aboard USS Canberra while en route to Bermuda, 14 Mar 1957Eisenhower touring the galley of USS Canberra while en route to Bermuda, 14 Mar 1957Canberra moving into position for the International Naval Review, in Hampton Roads, Virginia, United States, 12 Jun 1957
Eisenhower observing operations aboard USS Canberra while en route to Bermuda, 14 Mar 1957Eisenhower practicing golf aboard USS Canberra while en route to Bermuda, 14 Mar 1957Eisenhower touring the galley of USS Canberra while en route to Bermuda, 14 Mar 1957Canberra moving into position for the International Naval Review, in Hampton Roads, Virginia, United States, 12 Jun 1957

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