Fitting Out At Staten Island

Four destroyers are seen in this 9 July 1945 view of the Bethlehem Steel
facility. USS Cone (DD-866) is the only ship identifiable. Note that her 5"
guns are enclosed in temporary housings pending installation of their shields.


Visit Staten Island Ship Yard
birthplace of the USS Cone
...compliments of Tin Can Sailors...



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