RIM-50 Typhon
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Typhon was a missile system developed by the United States Navy in the late 1950s, intended to serve as an integrated air-defense system for Navy fleets. Consisting of the SAM-N-8 Typhon LR, later des
Typhon LR on launcher
USS Norton Sound
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USS Norton Sound was originally built as a Currituck-class seaplane tender by Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, San Pedro, California. She was named for Norton Sound, a large inlet in Wes
RIM-50 Typhon
…before the Typhon project was cancelled. In March 1961, the first test launches of the SAM-N-8 Typhon LR took place; beginning in 1962, the test ship USS Norton Sound entered refit to install the Typhon Weapon Control System to allow at-sea tests to be undertaken. However, the expense of the Typhon system, combined…
USS Norton Sound (AVM-1) ca. 1980 with the AN/SPY-1A Aegis Combat Information System radars atop the superstructure
A PBM-5 on the deck of USS Norton Sound in April 1945 off Saipan
Launch of Viking 4 from USS Norton Sound, 1950
Deployment of X-17A aboard USS Norton Sound 1958