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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 port 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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