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| Keywords: USS Benicia (PG-96) with Standard missile in 1971.jpg The U S Navy patrol gunboat USS Benicia PG-96 in 1971 Starting on 28 January 1971 Benicia began evaluation of a special surface-to-surface guided-missile system designed for gunboats Part of a larger study intended to develop anti-missile boat warfare doctrine this system was designed to increase gunboat firepower and counter the anti-ship missile threat from Soviet-made fast attack boats Equipped with a single RGM-66D Standard ARM missile launcher on the fantail Benicia conducted fire control and operational tests in preparation for a live-fire exercise On 6 March 1971 she became the first U S Navy gunboat to successfully fire a guided missile U S Navy photo http //www navsource org/archives/12/121109602 jpg from http //www navsource org/archives/12/11096 htm Navsource org 1971 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Benicia PG-96 AGM-78 Standard ARM | ||||
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