File:USS Dennis J. Buckley (DD-808) off Boston in 1945.jpg
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| Description | The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Dennis J. Buckley (DD-808) off Boston, Massachusetts (USA), on 24 April 1945. Note the mast with the SP radar aft, replacing the forward torpedo tubes, to counter Japanese "kamikaze" suicide planes. Destroyers fitted with the SP radar were designated as radar picket destroyers ("DDR") in 1949. SP was replaced by SPS-8A in the 1950s. |
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| Source | Official U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships photo 19-N-94654 available at Destroyerhistory.org |
| Author | USN |
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