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

    07/23/2015 4:41:18 AM PDT · by sukhoi-30mki · 25 replies
    USNI News ^ | July 22, 2015 | Sam LaGrone
    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 This post has been updated with additional information from NAVSEA. A Navy guided missile destroyer was damaged after a missile exploded shortly after launch during an exercise off the U.S. Atlantic coast on Saturday, Navy officials have confirmed to 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...