The U.S. Navy launches Trident I C4 missile from the submerged USS Benjamin Franklin (SSBN 640 - Blue) on Nov. 15, 1981, during Demonstration and Shakedown Operation 8. The Trident I missile was a three-stage, solid-propellant, inertially guided, submarine-launched fleet ballistic missile. It boasted a greater range and payload than its predecessors.
| Date Taken: | 11.15.1981 |
| Date Posted: | 04.24.2025 09:30 |
| Photo ID: | 8991023 |
| VIRIN: | 811115-F-N1010-1001 |
| Resolution: | 2468x2051 |
| Size: | 1.32 MB |
| Location: | US |
| Web Views: | 44 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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