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 Polaris A-1 Missile - Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Posted by:  DougK
N 21° 22.091 W 157° 56.311
4Q E 610050 N 2363267
The Polaris A-1 was a submarine-launched ballistic missile.
Waymark Code: WMZV3T
Location: Hawaii, United States
Date Posted: 01/06/2019
Views: 3
From the attached sign on the missile:
Developed by Lockheed in the late 1950s, Polaris A-1 was the first submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM). It had a two stage solid-fuel rocket motor and could be shot submerged or surfaced. Its sophisticated inertial guidance system was capable of delivering a nuclear warhead "on target" 1,380 miles away. Sixteen A-1s were deployed on each of five George Washington class nuclear-powered fleet ballistic (FBM) submarines from 1960 to 1965. When the A-1 was officially retired from active service on 14 Octov=ber 1965, these five submarines were all refitted to carry the new Polaris A-3 missile.
This particular A-1 is one of the oldest SLBMs in existence.
Type of Aircraft: (make/model): Polaris A-1 Submarine-launched Missile
Tail Number: (S/N): N/A
Construction:: original aircraft
Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): Pearl Harbor Visitor Center
inside / outside: outside
Other Information::
Length - 28.5 feet
Diameter - 4.5 feet
Wesight - 30,000 lbs.
Range - 1,380 miles
Access restrictions:
When the visitor cenetr is open
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Visit Instructions:
Photo of aircraft (required - will be interesting to see if the aircraft is ever repainted or progress if being restored)
Photo of serial number (required unless there is not one or it is a replica)
Photo(s) of any artwork on the aircraft (optional but interesting)
Tell why you are visiting this waymark along with any other interesting facts or personal experiences about the aircraft not already mentioned.
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