Harpoon - Cruise Missile - Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii.
N 21° 22.116 W 157° 56.328
4Q E 610020 N 2363313
The Harpoon is an all-weather, over-the-horizon, anti-ship, cruise missile. Fired from Submarines encapsulated in a container to enable submerged launch through a torpedo tube. Located at Pearl Harbor, Submarine Museum, Bowfin, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Waymark Code: WM11GB0
Location: Hawaii, United States
Date Posted: 10/20/2019
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"The Harpoon is an all-weather, over-the-horizon, anti-ship missile, developed and manufactured by McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing Defense, Space & Security). The Standoff Land Attack Missile (SLAM) is a land-attack variant.
Used and operated by 31 different countries.
The regular Harpoon uses active radar homing and flies just above the water to evade defenses. The missile can be launched from:
Fixed-wing aircraft (the AGM-84, without the solid-fuel rocket booster)
Surface ships (the RGM-84, fitted with a solid-fuel rocket booster that detaches when expended, to allow the missile's main turbojet to maintain flight)
Submarines (the UGM-84, fitted with a solid-fuel rocket booster and encapsulated in a container to enable submerged launch through a torpedo tube)"
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Type of Aircraft: (make/model): Harpoon Missile UGM-84 (Cruise Missile)
Tail Number: (S/N): none evident
Construction:: original aircraft
Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): Pearl Harbour, Submarine Museum, Near USS Bofin Sub.
inside / outside: outside
Access restrictions:
None - can be touched.
Other Information:: Not listed
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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)
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