Front:
CANDERRA
2.
Back:
DEFENDERS OF AMERICA*
THE USS NAVY GUIDED MISSILE CRUISER CANBERRA (CAG-2)
The USS CANBERRA, armed with the accurate surface-to-air missile
"TERRIER,” is the second Guided Missile Cruiser in a long line of Navy
ships whose mission is anti-aircraft defense for the fast moving carrier task
force. A converted conventional Heavy Cruiser, the USS CANBERRA
followed the USS BOSTON in the fleet as the latest ships of their kind in
the world. The USS CANBERRA carries four missile launchers and auto-
matic loading devices which insure rapid firing of the deadly Convair missile
"TERRIER.” Built originally by the Bethlehem-Quincy Shipbuilding Com-
pany as one of the BALTIMORE class, the USS CANBERRA is 673 ft.
6 in. long, 71 ft. wide and carries a wartime crew of approximately 1700 men.
This is No. 6 of a series of twenty-four cards, each illustrating and describing
a different weapon or piece of equipment in the NABISCO Shredded Wheat
"Defenders of America” series. Each of these cards is a full detailed reproduction
of an official United States Army, Navy and Air Force or Marine photograph.
One of these official photograph reproductions is packed in each package of
Nabisco Shredded Wheat. Get the entire set by eating Nabisco Shredded Wheat
regularly and trading with your friends.
NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY
NEW YORK 22, N.Y.
U.S. NAVY PHOTOGRAPH
*TRADE MARK
