Photo #: K-77750 Ex-USS Vincennes (CL-64) Is towed out of San Diego Bay, California, by USS Kalmia (ATA-184). Assisting are the harbor tugs Muskegon (YTB-763), alongside Vincennes, and Arawak (YTM-702), off Vincennes' stern. Photograph is dated 7 October 1969. The old cruiser was expended as a target off the coast of Southern California on 28 October 1969. Note that her gun barrels have been cut off. Official U.S. Navy Photograph. Online Image: 92KB; 740 x 535 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system as Photo # 428-K-77750. Though reproductions of this photo from the Naval Historical Center's collections are available in black & white only, those from the National Archives should be available in color. |
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Image posted 11 November 2002
Minor caption correction 23 March 2005