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    USS Francis Scott Key C-4 launch

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    USS Francis Scott Key C-4 launch

    UNITED STATES

    07.22.1979

    Photo by 94th Airlift Wing 

    Naval Ordnance Test Unit

    The U.S. Navy’s fifth submerged launch of the Trident I (C-4) from the USS Francis Scott Key (SSBN 657) on July 22, 1979, off the East Coast of Florida. The Trident I was a three-stage, solid-propellant, inertially guided, submarine-launched fleet ballistic missile. It boasted a greater range and payload than its predecessors.

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    Date Taken: 07.22.1979
    Date Posted: 09.24.2024 12:39
    Photo ID: 8659140
    VIRIN: 790722-F-XX000-1001
    Resolution: 2155x2792
    Size: 1.02 MB
    Location: US

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