Missiles

The Birds That Bite

The Canberra was the second ship in the U.S. Navy to carry an anti-aircraft missile battery. The Terriers gave the ship a capability to reach out to an enemy aircraft far beyond the range of our guns.

Modern warships carry a variety of missiles that can attack air, surface, and sub-surface targets. Here are a few that we have seen.

Terrier launchers loaded with practice rounds. (LR)
	On the waaay! (LR)
Last look! (LR)
	Lou Richardson, IC3, standing next to one of the Terrier launchers. This gives an idea of the size of the missiles. (LR)
ASROC (Anti Submarine ROCket) is another way for destroyers to protect the fleet from submarines. (FG)

Revised: Sunday, May 12, 2002

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