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A view of the stern portion of the guided missile cruiser USS JOSEPHUS DANIELS (CG 27) as the ship sits in the floating dry dock Titan at the Norfolk Shipbuilding and Drydock Corp. while undergoing an overhaul

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Contractors crane the MK-15 Phalanx Close-In Weapons

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Commandant of the Marine Corps, and guests walk alongside

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The radar turret is being lifted o onto the stern of the USNS OBSERVATION ISLAND (T-AGM-23) which is being converted to a missile and satellite tracking station. The conversion operation is called Project Cobra Judy

Finishing touches are made on the radar turret mount of the USNS OBSERVATION ISLAND (T-AGM-23) which is being converted to a missile and satellite tracking station. The ship conversion operation is called Project Cobra Judy

A welder of the puts finishing touches on a radar turret aboard the USNS OBSERVATION ISLAND (T-AGM-23) which is being converted to a missile and satellite tracking station. The ship conversion operation is called Project Cobra Judy

A lift barge/crane, being propelled by a tugboat on each side, carries the radar turret aboard the USNS OBSERVATION ISLAND (T-AGM-23) which is being converted to a missile and satellite tracking station. The conversion operation is called Project Cobra Judy

A lift barge/crane, being propelled by a tugboat on each side, carries the radar turret aboard the USNS OBSERVATION ISLAND (T-AGM-23) which is being converted to a missile and satellite tracking station. The conversion operation is called Project Cobra Judy

A lift barge/crane, being propelled by a tugboat on each side, lifts the radar turret off the pier to the USNS OBSERVATION ISLAND (T-AGM-23) which is being converted to a missile and satellite tracking station. The conversion operation is called Project Cobra Judy

A lift barge/crane, being propelled by a tugboat on each side, lifts the radar turret in the air aboard the USNS OBSERVATION ISLAND (T-AGM-23) which is being converted to a missile and satellite tracking station. The conversion operation is called Project Cobra Judy

A lift barge/crane, being propelled by a tugboat on each side, moves into position to lift the radar turret aboard the USNS OBSERVATION ISLAND (T-AGM-23) which is being converted to a missile and satellite tracking station. The conversion operation is called Project Cobra Judy

Shipyard representatives inspect guide pins to help align the radar turret during mounting aboard the USNS OBSERVATION ISLAND (T-AGM-23) which is being converted to a missile and satellite tracking station. The conversion operation is called Project Cobra Judy

The USNS OBSERVATION ISLAND (T-AGM-23) is being converted to a missile and satellite tracking station. A radar turret sits on the pier. The ship conversion operation is called Project Cobra Judy

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Base: Baltimore

State: Maryland (MD)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: CAPT John T. Franklin

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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usns observation usns observation island missile satellite station radar turret radar turret pier ship conversion operation ship conversion operation project cobra judy nasa radar equipment united states naval ship usns observation island t agm 23 us navy high resolution project cobra judy capt john warships us national archives
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23/07/1980
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label_outline Explore Usns Observation Island, Radar Turret, Project Cobra Judy

184-inch cyclotron block design study. Photo taken 8/05/1949. 184"-1062 Principal Investigator/Project: Analog Conversion Project

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usns observation usns observation island missile satellite station radar turret radar turret pier ship conversion operation ship conversion operation project cobra judy nasa radar equipment united states naval ship usns observation island t agm 23 us navy high resolution project cobra judy capt john warships us national archives