UUM-44 SUBROC
United States Navy nuclear warhead anti-submarine rocket (1964–1989) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The UUM-44 SUBROC (SUBmarine ROCket) was a type of submarine-launched rocket deployed by the United States Navy as an anti-submarine weapon. It carried a 250 kiloton thermonuclear warhead configured as a nuclear depth bomb.[1]
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UUM-44 SUBROC | |
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Type | Standoff anti-submarine weapon |
Place of origin | United States |
Service history | |
In service | 1964–1989 |
Used by | United States Navy |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Goodyear Aerospace |
Specifications | |
Mass | 4,000 lb (1,800 kg) |
Length | 22 ft (6.7 m) |
Diameter | 21 in (53 cm) |
Warhead | 250 kt W55 nuclear depth bomb |
Detonation mechanism | Depth Fuze |
Engine | Solid rocket booster |
Operational range | 55 km (34 mi) |
Maximum speed | subsonic |
Guidance system | Inertial guidance ballistic trajectory |
Launch platform | Submarine |
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