Notice that her foremast and main mast were cut down due to air draft restrictions while passing under the St.Lawrence River and Seaway bridges. The mast tops were stowed vertically on the top deck aft of the mainmast with the large bedspring radar was stowed on the port side of the main deck abreast the main mast. All of these components were reassembled at Buffalo as the ship was being refitted as a floating museum.
She was the second largest warship ever to transit the Seaway even if she was decommissioned. The US Navy Baltimore-class heavy cruiser USS MACON CA-132 was the largest ever as transited the system in June 1959 to take part in Operation Inland Seas. She also had her top masts cut down prior to this cruise.

Great photo Rene

I spent an afternoon looking over her & THE SULLIVANS in Buffalo back in 2002. Well worth a visit if you can get there.

Regards

Bob

Nice shot of WW2/cold war cruiser.

Wow !! Outstanding ! Rene

We were together for this one. Taken off Sorel from a boat whose owner we had asked to take us to the ship. She was being towed by 2 big Moran tugs one being SHEILA MORAN if I remember well. The destroyer THE SULLIVANS had been towed up the Seaway a week before to Buffalo as well.