USS NATHANAEL GREENE (SSBN-636) POLARIS LAUNCH Part 1

Description

1) MS Looking out over the disturbance on the surface of the water; PAN left to an A-3 Polaris missile streaking skyward after being launched from the submerged USS NATHANAEL GREENE; track up with the missile traveling through the sky, leaving a wide trail of grey smoke; first stage separation takes place; second stage continuing in flight; first stage is falling toward the earth; continuous track of the missile until only a small white dot is visible in the distant sky. VG2) MS Disturbance on the surface of the water; PAN left, following the smoke from an A-3 Polaris missile launched from the submerged SSBN; track up with the missile streaking on course, leaving a wide trail of grey smoke; missile disappears behind its own smoke trail; continuous track on the missile; first stage separation occurs, first stage falling away; second stage continuing in flight. VG

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities