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Photo # NH 98114:  USS Bainbridge fires a Terrier guided missile, probably circa November 1962

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USS Bainbridge (DLGN-25, later CGN-25), 1962-1997 --
Activities, and Construction


This page features images related to the activities and construction of USS Bainbridge (DLGN-25, later CGN-25).

For more pictures of this ship, see:

  • USS Bainbridge (DLGN-25, later CGN-25), 1962-1997.


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

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    Photo #: NH 98114

    USS Bainbridge (DLGN-25)


    Fires a Terrier guided missile from her forward launcher, during sea trials, probably circa November 1962.

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

    Online Image: 73KB; 740 x 610 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 98113

    USS Bainbridge (DLGN-25)


    Terrier BW-1 guided missile just after leaving the ship's after launcher, and just prior to boost phase blast, during an anti-submarine warfare/fire power demonstration, 15 August 1963. This missile made a direct hit on the drone target seconds after this picture was taken.

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

    Online Image: 75KB; 740 x 605 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 98116

    USS Bainbridge (DLGN-25)


    ASROC missile leaves its launcher, during an anti-submarine warfare/fire power demonstration, 15 August 1963.

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

    Online Image: 44KB; 595 x 765 pixels

     
    Photo #: KN-9027 (Color)

    Task Group of Nuclear-Powered Surface Ships

    Operating in formation in the Mediterranean Sea, 18 June 1964.
    The ships are the aircraft carrier Enterprise (CVAN-65), at left; the guided-missile cruiser Long Beach (CGN-9), in center; and the guided-missile frigate Bainbridge (DLGN-25), at right.
    Enterprise crewmembers are spelling out Albert Einstein's equation for nuclear energy on the flight deck.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph.

    Online Image: 78KB; 740 x 620 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system as Photo # 428-KN-9027

     
    Photo #: NH 98108

    USS Enterprise (CVAN-65)


    Underway in formation with USS Long Beach (CGN-9), center, and USS Bainbridge (DLGN-25), at top, probably in the Mediterranean Sea in June-July 1964.
    Members of Enterprise's crew are in a flight deck formation spelling out Albert Einstein's equation for nuclear energy. Planes on her flight deck include 9 A-5, 22 A-4; 10 F-4; 14 F-8 and 2 E-1 types. Those aft are parked in an arrowhead arrangement.
    The photograph was released for publication on 30 July 1964, upon the commencement of Operation "Sea Orbit", the circumnavigation of the World by Task Force One, made up of the Navy's first three nuclear-powered surface ships.

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

    Online Image: 112KB; 740 x 595 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 98117

    USS Bainbridge (DLGN-25)


    Ship's Executive Officer, Commander William A. Spencer, scans the shoreline as Task Force ONE enters port at Karachi, Pakistan, during Operation "Sea Orbit", August 1962.
    USS Enterprise (CVAN-65) is in the distance.

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

    Online Image: 59KB; 740 x 605 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 98115-KN (color)

    USS Bainbridge (CGN-25)

    Fires a Standard guided missile during operations at sea, circa the 1980s or early 1990s.

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

    Online Image: 64KB; 740 x 605 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 98109

    USS Bainbridge (DLGN-25)


    Is christened by Mrs. Robert Goodale, of Cambridge, Massachusetts, during launching ceremonies at the Bethlehem Steel Company shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts, 15 April 1961.

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

    Online Image: 95KB; 740 x 610 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 98110

    USS Bainbridge (DLGN-25)


    Enters the water for the first time, as she is launched at the Bethlehem Steel Company shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts, 15 April 1961.

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

    Online Image: 158KB; 740 x 615 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 98111

    USS Bainbridge (DLGN-25)


    Commissioning ceremonies, at the Bethlehem Steel Company shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts, 6 October 1962.

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

    Online Image: 155KB; 740 x 605 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 98112

    USS Bainbridge (DLGN-25)


    View on the ship's after deck during her commissioning ceremonies, 6 October 1962. Terrier guided missiles are in the foreground.
    The ceremonies were held at the Bethlehem Steel Company shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts.

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

    Online Image: 128KB; 740 x 610 pixels

     

    For more pictures of this ship, see:

  • USS Bainbridge (DLGN-25, later CGN-25), 1962-1997.


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


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