Subdeacon Joe Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 The resulting fire on USS The Sullivans (DDG-68) following the explosion of a Raytheon SM-2 Block IIIA guided missile. US Navy Photo obtained by USNI News “On July 18 at approximately 9 a.m. (EDT) a Standard Missile-2 (SM-2) test missile exploded after suffering a malfunction as it was fired from the guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG-68) during a planned missile exercise off the coast of Virginia,” read a statement from Naval Sea Systems Command provided to USNI News. There were no reported injuries and though the ship suffered a small fire on its port side “from missile debris” the destroyer was able to return to Naval Station Norfolk, Va. unassisted, NAVSEA said. “It is too early to determine what, if any, effect this will have on the ship’s schedule,” read the statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Pucker Factor 10! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Rick Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 This is why no personnel are allowed topside and minimal personnel are allowed on the bridge during missile shoots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Wow. Could have been really really bad! USS Forrestal. 48 years ago next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugs Bonney SASS # 10171 Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 The original USS The Sullivans is on display in Buffalo NY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 The original USS The Sullivans is on display in Buffalo NY. The Juneau? I thought it went down in the South Pacific in 1942. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 The Juneau? I thought it went down in the South Pacific in 1942. USS The Sullivans DD-537, Destroyer Class: Fletcher Commissioned: 1943 Decommissioned: 1965 Displacement: 2,050 Tons Rated Speed: 35 Knots Length: 376 Feet Beam (width): 39 Feet Complement: 290 Enlisted, 20 Officers The five Sullivan brothers enlisted in the Navy and served together aboard the cruiser USS Juneau. On 13 November 1942, while fighting off Guadalcanal, the five brothers died with seven hundred other sailors when the USS Juneau was sunk by a Japanese submarine. President Roosevelt directed that one of the new Fletcher class detroyers be named after the brothers. The USS The Sullivans was launched in San Francisco on April 4, 1943.The ship sported the shamrock of Ireland on her forward stack and sailed into World War II with 23 crew members named Sullivan. She fought in the Marshalls, Carolines, Mariannas and Philippines and earned nine battle stars. After deployment in Korea, the Cuban blockade, and the rescue efforts for the sub Thresher, she was laid up. The vessel was acquired by the City of Buffalo and is on display at the Buffalo and Erie county Naval & Servicemen's park. It has been designated as a National Historic Landmark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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