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Photo # NH 98846:  USS Galveston launches a Talos guided missile, 24 February 1959

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-- U.S. NAVY SHIPS --

USS Galveston (CLG-3), 1958-1975
-- Actions and Activities


This page features all the views we have of USS Galveston's actions and activities.

For links to other views related to this ship, see:

  • USS Galveston (CLG-3, previously CL-93), 1946-1975.


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."

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    Photo #: NH 98846

    USS Galveston (CLG-3)


    Launches a "Talos" guided missile on 24 February 1959, the first time the "Talos" was fired at sea.
    This photograph was released by the Department of Defense on 12 March 1959.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.

    Online Image: 83KB; 740 x 610 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 98845

    USS Galveston (CLG-3)


    "A 'Talos' missile roars off the fantail of the Guided Missile Cruiser USS Galveston (CLG-3) in the Caribbean Sea. The deadly 'Talos', which has been in the testing stages for the past three years, was again proven operational last month when the Galveston, the ship that first fired the missile in 1958, made history again by completing the longest range 'Talos' firing at sea." (Quoted from the original photo caption, released by the ship's Public Information Office on 17 March 1961.)

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.

    Online Image: 128KB; 740 x 610 pixels

     
    Photo #: USN 1113593

    USS Galveston (CLG-3)


    Fires her 6"/47 guns at maximum range, during shore bombardment operations off Vietnam, 1 August 1965.
    Photographed by D.B. Jackson.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph.

    Online Image: 95KB; 740 x 530 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system as Photo # 428-N-1113593.

     
    Photo #: NH 98847

    USS Galveston (CLG-3)


    Fires her 6"/47 guns off the south coast of Vietnam, during a dusk bombardment, 7 August 1965.
    Photographed by PH2 A.L. Wright.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.

    Online Image: 55KB; 740 x 600 pixels

     
    Photo #: USN 1113596

    USS Galveston (CLG-3)


    Blistered paint on the barrels of the ship's 6"/47 guns after firing over 440 rounds of ammunition at Viet Cong targets in the I Corps area of South Vietnam, 23 September 1965. A spotter reported 13 Viet Cong killed in action during this bombardment, 50 structures and five guns destroyed. "Beautiful naval gunfire support", he commented.
    Photographed by Commander J.I. Moore.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph.

    Online Image: 95KB; 740 x 605 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system as Photo # 428-N-1113596.

     
    Photo #: NH 98848

    USS Galveston (CLG-3)


    "Empty shell casings piled on deck of the guided missile light cruiser USS Galveston (CLG-3) after her six-inch guns delivered more than 440 rounds of ammunition in the 1st Corps area of South Viet Nam on the morning of 23 September 1965." (Quoted from the original photo caption).
    Photographed by Commander J.I. Moore.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.

    Online Image: 132KB; 595 x 765 pixels

     

    For links to other views related to this ship, see:

  • USS Galveston (CLG-3, previously CL-93), 1946-1975.


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."


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