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    USS West Virginia D5 launch [Image 5 of 5]

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    USS West Virginia D5 launch

    UNITED STATES

    04.15.1991

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    Naval Ordnance Test Unit

    The USS West Virginia (SSBN 736 - Gold) successfully launched a Trident II D5 fleet ballistic missile at 5:10 p.m. on April 15, 1991, as part of Demonstration and Shakedown Operation 6 (DASO 6). The was the 37th Trident II D-5 test missile flown and the 16th missile successfully launched from a Trident submarine.

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    Date Taken: 04.15.1991
    Date Posted: 05.09.2025 10:21
    Photo ID: 9025341
    VIRIN: 910415-F-N1010-1001
    Resolution: 2007x2200
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    Location: US

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