US NUCLEAR SUBMARINE IN SUBIC

Armed guards keep watch of the United State’s submarine USS Jefferson City (SSN-759) at Subic Bay’s Rivera Pier. The Angeles-class submarine arrived on Friday, August 16 with its complement of over 100 officers and enlisted men. With a nuclear reactor for propulsion, the 110.3 meter long submarine is equipped with, among others, Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles that has a range of 1,700 nautical miles or 3,100 kms. Subic Bay News photo by Vic V. VIZCOCHO, Jr.

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