File:USS Vincennes (CL-64) being towed to be used as target ship 1969.jpg

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Description The decommissioned U.S. Navy light cruiser USS Vincennes (CL-64) is towed out of San Diego Bay, California (USA), by USS Kalmia (ATA-184). Assisting are the harbor tugs Muskegon (YTB-763), alongside Vincennes, and Arawak (YTM-702), off Vincennes´ stern. The old cruiser was expended as a target off the coast of Southern California on 28 October 1969. Note that her gun barrels have been cut off.
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Source Official U.S. Navy photo K-77750 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
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