UGM-96 Trident I
| UGM-96 Trident I (C4) | |
|---|---|
 The first launch of a Trident I with adrag-reducing aerospike,from Cape Canaveral, on 18 January 1977 | |
| Type | SLBM |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1979 to 2005 |
| Used by | United States Navy |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Lockheed Missiles Division |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 73,066 pounds (33,142 kg) |
| Length | 33 feet (10.2 m) |
| Diameter | 71 inches (1.8 m) |
| Warhead | Up to eightW76warheads in Mark 4 RBs with a yield of 100 kilotonnes of TNT (420 TJ) each. |
| Engine | Solid-fuel rocket |
Operational range | 4,600 miles (7,400 km) |
Guidance system | Astro-inertial guidance |
| Accuracy | CEP:229-500 m[1] |
Launch platform | Ballistic Missile Submarine |
TheUGM-96 Trident I,orTrident C4,was an Americansubmarine-launched ballistic missile(SLBM), built byLockheed Martin Space SystemsinSunnyvale, California.First deployed in 1979, the Trident I replaced thePoseidonmissile. It was retired in 2005, having been replaced by theTrident II.[2]
The missile was a three-stage,solid-fuelledsystem, capable of carrying up to eightW76warheads in the Mark 4 RB.
The first eightOhio-classsubmarineswere armed with Trident I missiles. TwelveJames Madison- andBenjamin Franklin-classsubmarines were also retrofitted with Trident I missiles, which replaced olderPoseidonmissiles.
In 1980, theRoyal Navyrequested Trident I missiles under thePolaris Sales Agreement.In 1982, the agreement was changed to supply Trident II instead.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Matthew G. McKinzie; Thomas B. Cochran; Robert S. Norris; William M. Arkin.THE U.S. NUCLEAR WAR PLAN: A TIME FOR CHANGE(PDF)(Report). Natural Resources Defense Council. p. 19.Archived(PDF)from the original on 2021-07-31.Retrieved2021-09-01.
- ^Popejoy, Mary (November 5, 2005)."USS Alabama Offloads Last of C4 Trident Missiles".navy.mil.US Navy.Archivedfrom the original on September 12, 2007.RetrievedMay 16,2012.
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