Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Destroyer USS The Sullivans Damaged After Missile Explodes After Launch, No Injuries Reported

July 22, 2015 3:34 PM •

“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,”

NO injuries and only minor damage to the port side of the ship was reported.

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