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USS Bennington in her final configuration leaving San Diego, California in the late 1950s. Note the enclosed hurricane bow, the absence of most anti-aircraft guns, and the angled flight deck.USS Shangri-La at San Diego, California, United States, 1958; seen in US Navy publication USS Shangri-La 1958 cruise bookUSS Wasp, 1958USS Cassin Young underway, 14 Jan 1958
USS Bennington in her final configuration leaving San Diego, California in the late 1950s. Note the enclosed hurricane bow, the absence of most anti-aircraft guns, and the angled flight deck.USS Shangri-La at San Diego, California, United States, 1958; seen in US Navy publication USS Shangri-La 1958 cruise bookUSS Wasp, 1958USS Cassin Young underway, 14 Jan 1958
Professors Wu Chien-Shiung and Wallace Brode with Science Talent Search winners, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States, 15 Mar 1958, photo 1 of 2Professors Wu Chien-Shiung and Wallace Brode with Science Talent Search winners, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States, 15 Mar 1958, photo 2 of 2Boston and Canberra nested together during change of command ceremony (RAdm Martell relieved RAdm Melson, ComCruDiv4), Norfolk Naval Base, Virginia, US, 14 Apr 1958; note Intrepid in backgroundUSS Boston and USS Canberra practicing high-line operations for the transfer of WW2 Unknown Soldier, 22 Apr 1958
Professors Wu Chien-Shiung and Wallace Brode with Science Talent Search winners, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States, 15 Mar 1958, photo 1 of 2Professors Wu Chien-Shiung and Wallace Brode with Science Talent Search winners, Columbia University, New York, New York, United States, 15 Mar 1958, photo 2 of 2Boston and Canberra nested together during change of command ceremony (RAdm Martell relieved RAdm Melson, ComCruDiv4), Norfolk Naval Base, Virginia, US, 14 Apr 1958; note Intrepid in backgroundUSS Boston and USS Canberra practicing high-line operations for the transfer of WW2 Unknown Soldier, 22 Apr 1958
Admiral Burke in his Pentagon office, posing with the Aboard USS Canberra, US Navy Hospitalman William R. Charette selecting the Unknown Serviceman of WW2 for burial in Arlington National Cemetery; off Virginia, United States, 26 May 1958Crew of the USS Bennington honoring the sunken USS Arizona as she passes in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 31 May 1958. Note that Bennington now has an angled flight deck and a starboard side deck edge aircraft elevator.Aerial view of Midway Atoll, date unknown; seen in Jun 1958 issue of US Navy publication Naval Aviation News
Admiral Burke in his Pentagon office, posing with the 'Pipe Smoker of the Year' award, Arlington, Virginia, United States, 23 May 1958Aboard USS Canberra, US Navy Hospitalman William R. Charette selecting the Unknown Serviceman of WW2 for burial in Arlington National Cemetery; off Virginia, United States, 26 May 1958Crew of the USS Bennington honoring the sunken USS Arizona as she passes in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 31 May 1958. Note that Bennington now has an angled flight deck and a starboard side deck edge aircraft elevator.Aerial view of Midway Atoll, date unknown; seen in Jun 1958 issue of US Navy publication Naval Aviation News
Enterprise at New York Navy Yard 10 days before her scrapping, Brooklyn, New York, United States, 22 Jun 1958H-34 Chocktaw helicopters aboard USS Corregidor, off Lebanon, Jul 1958; seen in Oct 1958 issue of US Navy Naval Aviation NewsL-20 aircraft of US Army 24th Infantry Division taking off from USS Corregidor off Lebanon, Jul 1958; seen in Oct 1958 issue of US Navy Naval Aviation NewsBf 108 aircraft in flight during the filming of a movie, Beemster, the Netherlands, 23 Jul 1958
Enterprise at New York Navy Yard 10 days before her scrapping, Brooklyn, New York, United States, 22 Jun 1958H-34 Chocktaw helicopters aboard USS Corregidor, off Lebanon, Jul 1958; seen in Oct 1958 issue of US Navy Naval Aviation NewsL-20 aircraft of US Army 24th Infantry Division taking off from USS Corregidor off Lebanon, Jul 1958; seen in Oct 1958 issue of US Navy Naval Aviation NewsBf 108 aircraft in flight during the filming of a movie, Beemster, the Netherlands, 23 Jul 1958
USS Rock at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, United States, 28 Jul 1958USS Caiman at San Francisco, California, United States after an overhaul, 31 Jul 1958USS Pompon and USS Thornback receiving supplies from USS Saratoga, 17 Aug 1958View of antenna of USS Cassin Young immediately after her overhaul at Boston Naval Shipyard, Massachusetts, United States, 1 Oct 1958
USS Rock at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, United States, 28 Jul 1958USS Caiman at San Francisco, California, United States after an overhaul, 31 Jul 1958USS Pompon and USS Thornback receiving supplies from USS Saratoga, 17 Aug 1958View of antenna of USS Cassin Young immediately after her overhaul at Boston Naval Shipyard, Massachusetts, United States, 1 Oct 1958

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