The W55 was a tactical nuclear weapon that was in service with the US Navy from 1964 to 1990,[4] and was carried by the UUM-44 SUBROC submarine-launched missile as a nuclear depth bomb.[5]

The last W55 warhead was dismantled in December 1996.[6]

References

  1. ^ Chuck Hansen (2007). Swords of Armageddon. Vol. V. p. 536-540. ISBN 978-0-9791915-5-8.
  2. ^ Chuck Hansen (2007). Swords of Armageddon. Vol. VII. p. 220-221. ISBN 978-0-9791915-7-2.
  3. ^ History of the Mark 55 Warhead (Report). Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA). January 1968.
  4. ^ Carey Sublette. "List of All U.S. Nuclear Weapons". Nuclear Weapon Archive. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  5. ^ "Armaments & Innovations - The Pocket Polaris". U.S. Naval Institute. 2015-08-10. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
  6. ^ Jim McConnell; Harry Waugh (1996-12-06). Pantex Plant Activity Report for Week Ending December 6, 1996 (PDF) (Report). Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W55_(nuclear_warhead)
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