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Caption:
Pacific Ocean (Feb. 23, 2003) -- A MK-32 Mod 15 Surface Vessel Torpedo
Tube (SVTT) fires a MK-46 Mod 5 lightweight torpedo from the starboard
side of the recently commissioned guided missile destroyer USS Preble
(DDG 88), during a Combat Systems Ship Qualification Test
(CSSQT). The MK-46 torpedo is designed to attack high performance
submarines, and is considered the backbone of the Navy’s
Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) inventory. USS Preble was
commissioned Nov. 9, 2002, and is homeported in San Diego, Calif. U.S.
Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Ramon Preciado.
(RELEASED)
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