Launch of HMS Resolution, the first British Polaris-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (15 September 1966)
Bild On 15 September 1966, the shipyards in Barrow-in-Furness launch HMS Resolution, the first British Polaris-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine. After a period of sea trials, the submarine successfully fires its first Polaris missile on 15 February 1968. HMS Resolution has 16 tubes for multiple-warhead Polaris A3 nuclear missiles, which have an estimated range of 4 600 km.
Quelle und Copyright
Quelle: Sea to Surface: Strategic: A Royal Navy Polaris A3 nuclear missile in flight after launch [online]. LIFE ABOARD BRITISH NUCLEAR SUBMARINES DURING THE COLD WAR. Part of CENTRAL OFFICE OF INFORMATION POST 1945 COLOUR TRANSPARENCY COLLECTION. Royal Navy official photographer. London: Imperial War Museum. Colour. © Crown copyright: IWM (CT 2030). Catalogue number CT 2030.
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