Guided Missile Cruiser
BOSTON CAG-1
November 1955 - 1970
About this Painting: The USS BOSTON CAG1, the world's first guided missile cruiser, is firing a supersonic TERRIER surface-to-air missile during 1958 operations.
The BOSTON earned five battle stars during the Vietnam conflict. Her shore bombardment accuracy and fire power was very popular with the US ground forces.
Watch a 1956 newsreel of the CAG-1 (39MB download).
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