Departing Boston, Massachusetts on 9 July 1969 with my cousin on board. I'm sure he didn't enjoy it as much as he believes now, more than 40 years later. ;) At this time I was in Viet Nam with the Marines having a far less enjoyable time.
Brooke class Guided Missile Destroyer Escort
DEG 6
Homeport(at time of photo): Newport, Rhode Island
later reclassified Guided Missile Frigate as FFG 6
Decommissioned 31 January 1989
Leased to Pakistan as PNS Badr (D-161)
Photo by my dad, Earle Boyd. Scan from Kodachrome slide.