A Mk 12 ASROC (Antisubmarine Rocket) launcher aboard the U.S. Navy guided missile cruiser USS <i>Columbus</i> (CG-12), in 1962. Note the shipping canister on deck by the launcher, probably containing an RUR-5A ASROC rocket.
USN
1962
Official U.S. Navy photograph <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/h98000/h98463.jpg">NH 98463</a>.