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RUR-5 ASROC

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The RUR-5 ASROC is an all-weather, all sea-conditions anti-submarine missile developed by the United States Navy in the 1950s and deployed in the 1960s. It was updated in the 1990s and was eventually installed on over 200 US Navy surface ships, specifically cruisers, destroyers, and frigates. It has also been deployed on warships of many other navies, including Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, Taiwan, Greece, and Pakistan. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Guided Missile 2
Weapon Class (category)
Submarine / Naval Vessel 2
Weapon Class
Anti-submarine missile 2
Introduced Year
1961 1
Classification
Service Status
Retired 1
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1. Wikidata: RUR-5 ASROC
Wikidata Q76917, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
2. Wikipedia: RUR-5 ASROC
  • Introduction
    is an all-weather, all sea-conditions anti-submarine missile developed by the United States Navy
  • Operated By: United States Navy, Infobox, used by and service fields
    Infobox lists: United States Navy
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RUR-5 ASROC (Wikidata)
WikidataWikidata Q76917 (P729 service entry): 1961
Quote, Wikidata Q76917 (P729 service entry): 1961
Service entry (Wikidata property P729): 1961.
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