Photo #: NH 97391
USS Los Angeles (CA-135)
"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 Historical Center.
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