Operation Wigwam [1] involved a single test of the Mark 90 "Betty" nuclear bomb. It was conducted between Operation Teapot and Project 56 on May 14, 1955, about 500 miles (800 km) southwest of San Diego, California. 6,800 personnel aboard 30 ships were involved in Wigwam.
Operation WIGWAM was a deep underwater nuclear test conducted as part of the 1945-1962 United States series of atmospheric nuclear tests. It took place in May 1955 in the Pacific Ocean approximately 500 miles southwest of San Diego, California, under the joint administration of the Atomic Energy Commission and the Department of Defense (DoD).
Operation WIGWAM was a deep underwater nuclear test conducted as part of the 1945-1962 United States series of atmospheric nuclear tests. It took place on May 14 and 15, 1955 in the Pacific Ocean approximately 500 miles southwest of San Diego, California, under the joint administration of the Atomic Energy Commission
1997年10月17日 · Operation Wigwam consisted of a single nuclear detonation, (both the operation and test are known as Wigwam), conducted 400-500 miles SW of San Diego, California (about 29 Deg N, 126 Deg W).
At a location listed as "N 29 degrees, W 126 degrees," about 500 miles southwest of San Diego, a deep underwater, weapons effects nuclear test, WIGWAM, rumbled through the ocean. A model...
Operation WIGWAM Operation WIGWAM was a deep underwater nuclear test conducted as part of the 1945-1962 United States series of atmospheric nuclear tests. It took place in May 1955 in the Pacific Ocean approximately 500 miles southwest of San Diego, California, under the joint ad-ministration of the Atomic Energy Commission and the Department of
2014年12月31日 · Wigwam was a single test designed to see how feasible it was to attack submarines with nuclear depth charges. The weapon used was the Mark 90 "Betty" device, a device yielding between 5 and 10 kilotons.
Objectives. A major objective of Operation Wigwam was to determine the lethal range for an atomic depth charge against a typical submarine target. This knowledge Is of obvious mili¬ tary Importance as a guide to proper tactics in using the weapon against enemy submarines and also In protecting our own shipping against such attack.
Operation WIGWAM was a test of a 30 kt nuclear depth charge conducted in deep water approximately 500 miles (800 km) west-southwest of San Diego on 14 May 1955. Its primary purpose was to determine the effectiveness of such a device as an antisubmarine weapon.
2021年5月28日 · In May 1955, the United States conducted its first and only deep-water nuclear test. Codenamed Operation Wigwam, the test was officially conducted to determine the effectiveness of a nuclear device as an anti-submarine weapon.