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Aft view of USS Ticonderoga, 1957-1958	Destroyer USS Nicholas alongside Essex-class carrier USS Philippine Sea in the western Pacific, 1958. Note the carrier’s 5-inch/38 and 40mm Bofors guns.

Technical drawing of the Cleveland-class light cruiser, as appeared in a 1958 issue of All-Hands magazine.	USS Baya underway, date unknown

USS Bennington in her final configuration leaving San Diego, California in the late 1950s. Note the enclosed hurricane bow, the absence of most anti-aircraft guns, and the angled flight deck.	USS Shangri-La at San Diego, California, United States, 1958; seen in US Navy publication USS Shangri-La 1958 cruise book

USS Wasp, 1958	USS Cassin Young underway, 14 Jan 1958

Boston and Canberra nested together during change of command ceremony (RAdm Martell relieved RAdm Melson, ComCruDiv4), Norfolk Naval Base, Virginia, US, 14 Apr 1958; note Intrepid in background	USS Boston and USS Canberra practicing high-line operations for the transfer of WW2 Unknown Soldier, 22 Apr 1958

Aboard USS Canberra, US Navy Hospitalman William R. Charette selecting the Unknown Serviceman of WW2 for burial in Arlington National Cemetery; off Virginia, United States, 26 May 1958	Crew of the USS Bennington honoring the sunken USS Arizona as she passes in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 31 May 1958. Note that Bennington now has an angled flight deck and a starboard side deck edge aircraft elevator.

Enterprise at New York Navy Yard 10 days before her scrapping, Brooklyn, New York, United States, 22 Jun 1958	H-34 Chocktaw helicopters aboard USS Corregidor, off Lebanon, Jul 1958; seen in Oct 1958 issue of US Navy Naval Aviation News

L-20 aircraft of US Army 24th Infantry Division taking off from USS Corregidor off Lebanon, Jul 1958; seen in Oct 1958 issue of US Navy Naval Aviation News	USS Rock at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, United States, 28 Jul 1958

USS Caiman at San Francisco, California, United States after an overhaul, 31 Jul 1958	USS Pompon and USS Thornback receiving supplies from USS Saratoga, 17 Aug 1958

View of antenna of USS Cassin Young immediately after her overhaul at Boston Naval Shipyard, Massachusetts, United States, 1 Oct 1958	USS Cassin Young underway off Block Island, Rhode Island, United States, 4 Oct 1958