Allen Thomson wrote:
Scud-B,

Further and more, FWIW, the ship is the decommissioned ex-USS Tripoli.
A picture of it at Mare Island with a couple of Scuds is at
http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/11/10111006.jpg

Beat-up old helicopter carrier and beat-up old Russian missiles sounds
like a terrible combo from a safety point of view. ;-)
Apparently the ABL was also tested out against two solid-fueled Terrier
Black Brant sounding rockets a few days earlier:
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/gener...gages%20Second

Pat