USS Newport News CA-148 (1967)

#otd USS Newport News CA-148 in the Gulf of Tonkin. Her 8-inch/55 caliber rapid-fire guns fired upon North Vietnamese targets daily during Operation Sea Dragon. Newport News arrived on Yankee Station in October 1967 to enter combat for the first time, 11 October 1967. #ussnewportnews #ca148 #cruiser #bigguns #gulfoftonkin #yankeestation #vietnamwar #navalsafari #aviationsafari #aviationpreservation #boneyardsafari