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NH 97391 USS Los Angeles (CA-135)

Photo #: NH 97391 USS Los Angeles (CA-135)
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Title: USS Los Angeles (CA-135)
Description: West Coast Cruisers Capable of Nuclear Assault A Regulus I boils white smoke from booster charges as it roars away from its launcher aboard the heavy cruiser USS Los Angeles off San Diego. The launch, a routine evaluation 'shoot', was conducted during the time that 600 members of the Institute of Aeronautical Science were embarked aboard the attack carrier USS Ticonderoga (CVA-14), right. The demonstration, which included a 'Terrier' guided missile interception of the Regulus, power exhibition, carrier operations, and a HUK exercise, was highlighted by the Regulus launching. The Terrier was fired at the Regulus from the USS Norton Sound (AVM-1), background, on August 7. Text quoted from the original photo caption, which was released by Commander, Cruiser-Destroyer Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, on 9 August 1957. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
Catalog #: NH 97391
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