Polaris A-1 Missile - Hackensack, NJ - Military Ground Equipment Displays on Waymarking.com

This missile is on display with several other missiles and vessels at the New Jersey Naval Museum.

The accompanying plaque reads:

"POLARIS
A-1 MISSILE
PRIME CONTRACTOR: LOCKHEED MISSILES AND SPACE COMPANY
TYPE: FLEET BALLISTIC MISSILE (FBM)
DIAMETER: 4'-6" LENGHT: 28'
WEIGHT: 28,OOO LBS WING OR FIN SPAN: NONE
POWER PLANT: SOLID PROPELLANT SPEED: HYPERSONIC
RANGE: 1,380 MILES
GUIDANCE: INERTIAL, CELESTIAL
ARMAMENT: NUCLEAR
THE NAVY ORDERED FIVE EXISTING SUBMARINES TO BE MODIFIED
TO CARRY THE POLARIS MISSILE. THE FIRST OF THE MODIFIED SUBS
WAS CALLED SSBM 598 GEORGE WASHINGTON, (ORIGINALLY THE
SSN 598 SCORPION). ALL FIVE THE RENOVATED SUBS BECAME
KNOWN AS GEORGE WASHINGTON CLASS.
DURING A POLARIS LAUNCH, THE MISSILE WAS EJECTED VERTICALLY
THROUGH A HATCH ON THE DECK OF THE SUB. THE POLARIS A-1
WAS OFFICIALLY RETIRED FROM SERVICE IN OCTOBER 1965 WHEN
THE LAST GEORGE WASHINGTON CLASS SUB, THE ABRAHAM
LINCOLN, RETURNED TO PORT."

To read more about Polaris missiles, see the Wikipedia article at (visit link)

Location restrictions: The New Jersey Naval Museum is open weekends 10-4. See more at the Museum's website: http://www.njnm.com/exhibits.html A visit cost $9 for adults and $4 for those under 12 years old.

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