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    USS Francis Scott Key C4 launch [Image 3 of 3]

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    USS Francis Scott Key C4 launch

    UNITED STATES

    07.14.1979

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    Naval Ordnance Test Unit

    The U.S. Navy’s 22nd, but fourth submerged, launch of the Trident I C4 from the USS Francis Scott Key (SSBN 657) at 2 p.m. on July 14, 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: 07.14.1979
    Date Posted: 09.24.2024 12:15
    Photo ID: 8658954
    VIRIN: 790714-F-N1010-1002
    Resolution: 2243x2860
    Size: 1.21 MB
    Location: US

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