Uss Norton Sound Av 11

330-PS-285-1: USS Norton Sound (AV 11), Viking No.4, clear of ship. It ascended to an estimated distance of 106.4 statue miles after being fired from the ship. It was the first time the Viking, largest U.S. More

330-PS-285-2: USS Norton Sound (AV 11), Viking No.4, being shot on May 10, 1950. It ascended to an estimated distance of 106.4 statue miles after being fired from the ship. It was the first time the Viking, l More

330-PS-285-3: USS Norton Sound (AV 11), technicians make final adjustments to firing the Navy’s Viking Rocket which set a new altitude record for American built, single-stage rockets. It ascended to an estima More

428-GX-USN 1159868_Box 873: A standard missile is launched from the Mark 26 launcher onboard USS Norton Sound (AVM-1). The launch tested the AEGIS Surface-to-Air Weapon System, Mark 7. Photograph received Se More

The U.S. Navy seaplane tender USS Norton Sound (AV-11) underway off San Pedro, California (USA), after completion by the Todd Shipyard there, 31 December 1944. She is painted in Camouflage Measure 32, Design 15 More

The U.S. Navy seaplane tender USS Norton Sound (AV-11) launches a Republic-Ford JB-2 Loon missile on 12 October 1949. A SAM-N-2 Lark missile is in the background.

The U.S. Navy seaplane tender USS Norton Sound (AV-11) anchored in Tanapag Harbor, Saipan, in April 1945. There are two Consolidated PB2Y Coronados moored in the left background and at least one Martin PBM Mari More

The U.S. Navy seaplane tender USS Norton Sound (AV-11) fires a Republic-Ford LTV-N-2 Loon guided missile off Point Mugu, California (USA), on 26 January 1949.

The U.S. Navy battleship USS Iowa (BB-61) at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi (USA), for conversion and repair prior to being recommissioned. USS Norton Sound (AVM-1) is visible in the foreground, More

Aft view of the U.S. Navy submarine rescue ship USS Greenlet (ASR-10) at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (USA), in May 1955. Note the Submarine Diver Training Tower in the background. The missile-launching ship USS Norto More

The U.S. Navy seaplane tender USS Norton Sound (AV-11) underway in San Pedro Bay, California (USA), on 24 January 1945. She is painted in Camouflage Measure 32, Design 15Ax. Before reaching the combat zone in More