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File:South Boston Naval Annex and South Boston Army Base, circa 1958.jpg

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English: The South Boston Naval Annex, Massachusetts (USA), vertical aerial photograph, taken in May 1958. A large number of ships are present, among them twenty Reserve Fleet escort aircraft carriers. Identifiable ships are USS Norfolk (DL-1), at left at the end of the wharf extending from the drydock and the aircraft carrier USS Antietam (CVS-36), in the lower left.

Of the mothballed ships, the follwing are identifiable:

  • Upper row, beginning with the fourth escort carrier from the left: USS Nehenta Bay (CVE-74),
  • USS White Plains (CVE-66),
  • USS Rudyerd Bay (CVE-81),
  • USS Hoggatt Bay (CVE-75),
  • USS Mindoro (CVE-120), next to the dry dock,
  • USS Dayton (CL-105),
  • USS Suwannee (CVE-27),
  • USS Chenango (CVE-28),
  • the destroyer next to the pier is USS Charles J. Badger (DD-657).

Lower row from the left:

  • USS Salerno Bay (CVE-110),
  • USS Gilbert Islands (CVE-107),
  • USS Marcus Island (CVE-77),
  • USS Manila Bay (CVE-61),
  • USS Kasaan Bay (CVE-69),
  • USS Sargent Bay (CVE-83),
  • USS Shipley Bay (CVE-85),
  • USS Savo Island (CVE-78).
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Camera location42° 20′ 51.14″ N, 71° 01′ 48.25″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
Date May 1958
date QS:P571,+1958-05-00T00:00:00Z/10
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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NH 94199
Source U.S. Navy photo NH 94199

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This file is a work of a sailor or employee of the U.S. Navy, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, it is in the public domain in the United States.
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42°20'51.14"N, 71°1'48.25"W

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current15:57, 12 April 2016Thumbnail for version as of 15:57, 12 April 20165,690 × 4,480 (7.1 MB)Cobatforwatermark removed
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12:56, 1 June 2007Thumbnail for version as of 12:56, 1 June 2007740 × 584 (155 KB)Felix Stember{{Information |Description= Boston Naval Shipyard Annex. Vertical aerial photograph, taken in May 1958. This print has been annotated to mark warehouses used by the U.S. Army. A large number of ships are present, among them twenty Reserve Fleet escort air

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