302579
Photograph 302579 Period 1960-1969AERIAL PORT BOW VIEW OF THE DESTROYER USS ALFRED A CHANDLER (DD-752). SHE IS SHOWN IN TYPICAL MID 1950'S CONFIGURATION FOR HER CLASS. ALL 40 MM AND 20 MM AA GUNS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY TWO TWIN 3 INCH/
302561 Accession Number: 302561
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AERIAL STARBOARD BOW VIEW OF THE DESTROYER USS THEODORE E CHANDLER (DD-717). SHE IS SHOWN IN TYPICAL MID 1950'S CONFIGURATION FOR HER CLASS. ALL 40 MM AND 20 MM AA GUNS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY TWO TWIN 3 INCH/50 GUNS AA AFT, WITH A MARK 56 DIRECTOR BETWEEN THEM, AND TWO SINGLE 3 INCH/50'S ABAFT THE BRIDGE. A SINGLE DEPTH CHARGE RAIL IS RETAINED AFT AS ARE THE THROWERS ABREAST THE AFTER SUPERSTRUCTURE. HEDGEHOG ANTI SUBMARINE MORTARS HAVE BEEN ADDED ABREAST THE BRIDGE. SPS-6 AND SU-2 RADAR IS FITTED AT THE MASTHEAD. MARK 25 FIRE CONTROL RADAR HAS REPLACED THE WARTIME SETS ON THE DIRECTOR. NOTE THE STIFFENING BARS ON NO.1 GUNHOUSE, ADOPTED IN VIEW OF DAMAGE INFLICTED BY HEAVY WEATHER. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)
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302561
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