Regulus I (SSM-N-8) US Navy Cruise Missile - Pearl Harbor, HI - Static Aircraft Displays on Waymarking.com

Built by Chance Vought, the Regulus 1 was the first operational U.S. Navy cruise missile; it was in use from 1955 to 1964.

Designed to attack ground targets, it carried a nuclear warhead, flew at subsonic speeds up to an altitude of 30,000 feet and had a range of 500 miles. A turbojet engine powered the missile to its target after two boosters were jettisoned.

The missile was deployed on several aircraft carriers, heavy cruisers, and submarines (in watertight containers on the deck). Radio signals from a control aircraft or other submarines were the primary means of guiding the missile.

The Polaris, the first U.S. submarine-launched ballistic missile, replaced the Regulus 1.

A detailed description and history of the Regulus I can be found here: (visit link)

Type of Aircraft: (make/model): Vought / SSM-N-8 (RGM-6) Regulus I Tail Number: (S/N): Not Listed Construction:: original aircraft Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park inside / outside: outside Other Information:: From adjacent Plaque: From 1959 through 1964 Regulus was the submarine launched retalitory missile in the Pacific. The Regulus Missile deterrent strike force operated from submarine base, Pearl Harbor, under the operational control of commander submarine force, Pacific fleet, and was supported by guided missile unit ten. Less than 800 men and their fight ready submarine maintained their warheads within minutes of assigned targets under the most arduous conditions. They undertook a difficult and most challenging task and saw it to a successful conclusion. This missile is dedicated to thoise submariners and and their boats, who for five years, carried the shield. Access restrictions: Not listed

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