Keywords: USS Maddox (DD-731) with Polaris launch.jpg The U S Navy destroyer USS Maddox DD-731 stands by as a UGM-27 Polaris missile fired by the ballistic missile submarine USS Ethan Allen SSBN-608 breaks the surface of the Pacific Ocean during Exercise Frigate Bird of Operation Dominic 6 May 1962 Official U S Navy photo https //www history navy mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/NH-97000/NH-97906 html NH-97906 from the U S Navy http //www history navy mil Naval History and Heritage Command 1962-05-06 PH1 Burwell U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Maddox DD-731 USS Ethan Allen SSBN-608 UGM-27 Polaris |