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 Tomahawk Cruise Missile - Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Posted by:  DougK
N 21° 22.133 W 157° 56.302
4Q E 610065 N 2363345
The Tomahawk is a cruise missile designed to be launched from submarine or surface ship.
Waymark Code: WMZV3W
Location: Hawaii, United States
Date Posted: 01/06/2019
Views: 3
From a sign at the base the missile:
Introduced in 1983 for submarine fleet use, the Tomahawk was designed for both land-attack and ship-attack missions. It can be launched from a Los Angeles-class nuclear fast attack submarines, surface ships, aircraft, or land platforms, using either conventional torpedo tubes or a verticallaunch system consisting of 12 missile tubes. The Tomahawk features a sophisticated guidance system which incorporates an onboard inertial navigation system (to guide the missile over water) and a terrain contour matching (TERCOM) system (to guide the missile over land). Underway the Tomahawk is fast, accurate and virtually unstoppable. The first combat launch of the Tomahawk from a submerged submarine took place during the PErsian Gulf War (Operation Desert Storm) in 1991 from USS Louisville (SSN-724).
Type of Aircraft: (make/model): Tomahawk Cruise Missile
Tail Number: (S/N): N/a
Construction:: original aircraft
Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): Pearl Harbor Visitor Center
inside / outside: outside
Other Information::
Length - 21 feet
Diameter - 21 inches
Range - 575 miles
Speed - Subsonic 550 mph
Access restrictions: 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)
Photo(s) of any artwork on the aircraft (optional but interesting)
Tell why you are visiting this waymark along with any other interesting facts or personal experiences about the aircraft not already mentioned.
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