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File:ASROC launcher USS Columbus 1962.jpg

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Description A Mk 12 ASROC (Antisubmarine Rocket) launcher aboard the U.S. Navy guided missile cruiser USS Columbus (CG-12), in 1962. Note the shipping canister on deck by the launcher, probably containing an RUR-5A ASROC rocket.
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Source Official U.S. Navy photograph NH 98463.
Author USN

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current09:15, 8 February 2007Thumbnail for version as of 09:15, 8 February 2007740 × 577 (87 KB)Editor at Largelosslessly cropped caption bar
13:59, 7 May 2005Thumbnail for version as of 13:59, 7 May 2005740 × 605 (90 KB)Get It;Description :ASROC missile launcher, 1962 :Caption (baked into photo) says: "Photo # NH 98463 ASROC launcher on USS Columbus, 1962" :Caption (from linking web page) says: "USS Columbus (CG-12). The cruiser's ASROC (Antisubmarine Rocket) launch

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