Sailors assigned to Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Olympia prepare to launch a UGM-84 Harpoon missile during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise to sink the decommissioned ex-USS Racine (LST-1191) July 12 off the coast of Hawaii. USS Olympia (SSN-717) is a Los Angeles-class submarine of the United States Navy. The Los Angeles class boats are nuclear-powered fast attack submarines (SSN) in service with the United States Navy. Olympia was assigned to Submarine Squadron 7 (SUBRON

159K views · 4.3K reactions | The initial purpose of the Harpoon was to provide a high-subsonic, long-range, sea-skimming, over-the-horizon missile capable of striking enemy warships with lethal accuracy. The transition to Harpoon Block II marked a significant shift in the missile's operational capabilities as it was adapted to confer upon the Harpoon an anti-ship capability in littoral or coastal waters. | Interesting Engineering | Facebook

108K views · 571 reactions | #OTD in 2008, the decommissioned USS Horne (CG-30) sank after being hit by three AGM-84 Harpoon missiles during RIMPAC. The Horne was the last of the Belknap-class cruisers due to all the other ship already having been scrapped or sunk as targets. | U.S. Naval Institute | Facebook