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USS Manta at Key West, Florida, United States, 14 Dec 1953	Aft view of USS Ticonderoga, circa 1954

Arromanches at anchor in Tourane (now Da Nang) Bay, French Indochina, 1953-1954	Cruiser HMS Cumberland in 1954 in her final role as a trials platform for many different types of weapons systems as well as smaller pieces of equipment prior to their introduction into the Fleet. Location unknown.

Destroyer escort USS Tabberer in the mid-1950s during her second commissioning, Atlantic Ocean.	USS Bennington underway in the Atlantic with jet aircraft on deck, 1954 after her first modernization. Note the removal of the four 5-inch gun turrets and the addition of 40mm gun tubs, most notably on the bow.

USS Bergall underway, circa 1954	USS Caiman underway, post 1953

USS Iowa (foreground) and sister-ship USS New Jersey on maneuvers in the Atlantic, mid-1950s.	USS Porterfield refueling from USS Hancock, 1954, photo 1 of 3

USS Porterfield refueling from USS Hancock, 1954, photo 2 of 3	USS Porterfield refueling from USS Hancock, 1954, photo 3 of 3

USS Yorktown, 1950s	Arromanches underway off French Indochina in the Gulf of Tonkin, Jan 1954; note F6F-5 Hellcat and SB2C-5 Helldiver aircraft on the flight deck

Air show held aboard USS Wasp in honor of Chiang Kaishek, off Taiwan, 10 Jan 1954, photo 1 of 4	Air show held aboard USS Wasp in honor of Chiang Kaishek, off Taiwan, 10 Jan 1954, photo 2 of 4

Air show held aboard USS Wasp in honor of Chiang Kaishek, off Taiwan, 10 Jan 1954, photo 3 of 4	Air show held aboard USS Wasp in honor of Chiang Kaishek, off Taiwan, 10 Jan 1954, photo 4 of 4

Chiang Ching-Kuo aboard USS Wasp, off Taiwan, 10 Jan 1954	Chiang Kaishek aboard USS Wasp, off Taiwan, 10 Jan 1954