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Original - A port bow view of the fore section of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Santa Fe (SSN-763) tied up at the pier. The doors of the Mark 36 vertical launch system (VLS) for the Tomahawk missiles are in the open position.
Reason
These days submarines are known not only for their torpedoes, but also for their missile magazines, a fact often forgotten since these boats are typically associated with torpedo attacks. Here, though, we have a unique view of the vertical launch cells that subs make use of to fire missiles during exercises or during actual military operations. As an added bonus, the cells are forward of the sail of the submarine, a unique feature since missile subs (SSBN/SSGN) have these doors behind the sail. On the whole, this is a photograph that should inspire a closer look, and I am therefore adding it here.
Articles in which this image appears
Los Angeles class submarine
Creator
OS2 JOHN BOUVIA

Not promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 04:21, 24 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]