030223-N-8029P-002 Pacific Ocean (Feb. 23, 2003) -- A MK-32 Mod 15 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tube (SVTT) fires a MK-46 Mod 5 lightweight torpedo from the port side of the recently commissioned guided missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88), during a Combat Systems Ship Qualification Test (CSSQT). The MK-46 torpedo is designed to attack high performance submarines, and is considered the backbone of the Navy’s Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) inventory. USS Preble was commissioned Nov. 9, 2002, and is homeported in San Diego, Calif. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Ramon Preciado. (RELE

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030223-N-8029P-002 Pacific Ocean (Feb. 23, 2003) -- A MK-32 Mod 15 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tube (SVTT) fires a MK-46 Mod 5 lightweight torpedo from the port side of the recently commissioned guided missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88), during a Combat Systems Ship Qualification Test (CSSQT). The MK-46 torpedo is designed to attack high performance submarines, and is considered the backbone of the Navy’s Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) inventory. USS Preble was commissioned Nov. 9, 2002, and is homeported in San Diego, Calif. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Ramon Preciado. (RELEASED) US Navy 030223-N-8029P-002 A MK-46 torpedo launch from USS Preble DDG 88

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