Description
Starboard bow view of the heavy cruiser, Baltimore Class 8 inch, USS Toledo (CA0133). At the head of the mainmast is a Regulus 1 surface to surface guided missile which is trained by the SPQ-2 Radar. The other radars visible include SPS-4 Zenith/Surface search at the head of the foremast and SPS-6 air search below it. A mark 25 Fire Control Radar is fitted on the Mark 37 secondary armament director which is trained to port. Note the twin 3 inch/50 AA guns on the main deck forward and on the raised platforms amidships abaft the twin 5 inch/38 gun turret. They are controlled by the mark 56 directors mounted either side of the forward superstructure and amidships. T
Details
Accession Number
HOBJ0272
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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