UGM-27 Polaris
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The UGM-27 Polaris missile was a two-stage solid-fueled nuclear-armed submarine-launched ballistic missile. As the United States Navy's first SLBM, it served from 1961 to 1980.
Polaris A-3 (A3X-01) on launch pad LC-29A before a test flight at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, 7 August 1962
Polaris A3 upper stage
Polaris A-1, A-2, A-3. Poseidon
Polaris AX-1 on pad CC LC-25A before its maiden flight, September 24, 1958
UGM-73 Poseidon
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The UGM-73 Poseidon missile was the second US Navy nuclear-armed submarine-launched ballistic missile system, powered by a two-stage solid-fuel rocket. It succeeded the UGM-27 Polaris beginning in 197
UGM-27 Polaris
…Italian Navy, this did not lead to use. The Polaris missile was gradually replaced on 31 of the 41 original SSBNs in the US Navy by the MIRV-capable Poseidon missile beginning in 1972. During the 1980s, these missiles were replaced on 12 of these submarines by the Trident I missile. The 10 George Washington…
A Poseidon missile lifts off after being launched from the submerged USS Ulysses S. Grant (SSBN-631) in May 1979
The Mark 3 Reentry Body (RB) that would contain the W68 warhead carried by Poseidon.
Mark 3 with objects for scale.
Poseidon missile on display at the USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park.