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Operation Wigwam - Underwater Nuclear Test Film (1955)
Nuke used, detonated at 2000 foot depth:
Mark 90 nuclear bomb
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_90_nuclear_bomb
The Mark 90 nuclear bomb, given the nickname "Betty", was a cold war nuclear depth charge, developed by the United States in 1952.
It had a length of 10 ft 2 in (3.10 m), a diameter of 2 ft 7.5 in (0.80 m), and a weight of 1,243 lb (564 kg), and it carried a Mark 7 nuclear warhead with a yield of 32 kilotons. Its purpose was to serve as an anti-submarine weapon for the United States Navy.
A test of the Mark 90 was conducted in 1955, as Operation Wigwam.
All units were withdrawn from service by 1960.
Found this great site while looking for more info on the Mark 90 Nuclear Depth Charge:
Naval Weapons of the World
From 1880 to Today
https://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/index_weapons.php
Nuke used, detonated at 2000 foot depth:
Mark 90 nuclear bomb
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_90_nuclear_bomb
The Mark 90 nuclear bomb, given the nickname "Betty", was a cold war nuclear depth charge, developed by the United States in 1952.
It had a length of 10 ft 2 in (3.10 m), a diameter of 2 ft 7.5 in (0.80 m), and a weight of 1,243 lb (564 kg), and it carried a Mark 7 nuclear warhead with a yield of 32 kilotons. Its purpose was to serve as an anti-submarine weapon for the United States Navy.
A test of the Mark 90 was conducted in 1955, as Operation Wigwam.
All units were withdrawn from service by 1960.
Found this great site while looking for more info on the Mark 90 Nuclear Depth Charge:
Naval Weapons of the World
From 1880 to Today
https://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/index_weapons.php
