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English: The U.S. Navy destroyer USS William R. Rush (DD-714) was docked in Dry Dock 1 at the Boston Naval Shipyard, Massachusetts (USA), on 10 April 1952, as a part of the yard’s work in converting the vessel into a radar picket destroyer (DDR-714). This drydocking took place at not quite the mid-point of the work, which was completed in September 1952. Note that the vessel has been shorn of her masts at this point in time. Note the caisson floating at left as the ship passes the sill of the dock.
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Source U.S. Navy photo from the Boston National Historical Park Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-14719 from Navsource.org
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