Keywords: USS Dennis J. Buckley (DD-808) off Boston in 1945.jpg The U S Navy destroyer USS Dennis J Buckley DD-808 off Boston Massachusetts USA on 24 April 1945 Note the mast with the SP radar aft replacing the forward torpedo tubes to counter Japanese kamikaze suicide planes Destroyers fitted with the SP radar were designated as radar picket destroyers DDR in 1949 SP was replaced by SPS-8A in the 1950s Official U S Navy Bureau of Ships photo http //destroyerhistory org/assets/sumner-gearingclass/808dennisjbuckley_01 jpg 19-N-94654 available at http //destroyerhistory org/sumner-gearingclass/0_allnum/808dennisjbuckley_01 html Destroyerhistory org 1945-05-26 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Dennis J Buckley DD-808 SP radar |