Satellite Launching Ship. Concept artwork, depicting an <i>Essex</i>-class aircraft carrier converted for launching space satellites into orbits not readily accessible from launch sites in the United States. The rocket shown is an "Atlas" type. The mage was received by the Naval Photographic Center on 12 December 1961.
U.S. Navy
Official U.S. Navy photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nara-series/kn-series/KN-00001/KN-2961.html">KN 2961</a> from the U.S. Navy <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.history.navy.mil">Naval History and Heritage Command</a>