RIM-2 Terrier
RIM-2 Terrier on board USS Boston (CAG-1)
Type	Surface-to-air missile
Production history
Manufacturer	Convair
Specifications
Weight	3000 lb (1360 kg) (missile: 1180 lb, booster: 1820 lb) (535 and 825 kg)
Length	27 ft (8. World War II Boston reported to the Pacific Fleet, arriving at Pearl Harbor 6 December 1943 A surface to air missile ( SAM) or ground-to-air missile ( GTAM) is a Missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy Aircraft 23 m)
Diameter	13. 5 in
Warhead	218 lb (99 kg) controlled-fragmentation
Operational range	17. 3 nm (32 km)
Flight ceiling	80,000 ft (24,400 m)
Speed	Mach 3. 0
Guidance system	Semi-active radar homing

The Convair RIM-2 Terrier was a two-stage medium-range naval surface-to-air missile (SAM), and was among the earliest surface-to-air missiles to equip United States Navy ships. Semi-active radar homing, or SARH, is a common type of Missile guidance system perhaps the most common type for longer range air-to-air and Surface-to-air The Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation, commonly known as Convair, was a US aerospace development and manufacturing complex of the 1940s and later A surface to air missile ( SAM) or ground-to-air missile ( GTAM) is a Missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy Aircraft Originally, the Terrier had a launch thrust of 23 kN (5,200 lbf), and weight of 1392 kg (3,069 lb). Its original dimensions were a diameter of 340 mm, a length of 8. 08 m, and a fin span of 1. 59 m.

Terrier has also been used as a sounding rocket, typically as a first stage, for conducting research. A sounding rocket, sometimes called a research rocket, is an instrument-carrying Rocket designed to take measurements and perform scientific experiments during The Terrier can be equipped with various upper stages, like the Asp, the Tomahawk or the Orion. Asp is the designation of an American Sounding rocket. Between 1955 and 1962 these were used 30 times to study the explosion clouds of Nuclear The TE-416 Tomahawk is a Rocket developed by the American company Thiokol at the beginning of the 1960s for Sandia National Laboratories. Orion is the designation of a small American elevator research Rocket.

Contents 1 History 2 Terrier Versions 3 Gallery 4 See also 5 External links

History

The Terrier was a development of the Bumblebee Project, the Navy's effort to develop a surface-to-air missile to provide a middle layer of defense against air attack (between carrier fighters and antiaircraft guns). Operation Bumblebee was a top-secret experimental project to develop and test ramjet missiles conducted by the US Navy. It was test launched from USS Mississippi (AG-128) ex (BB-41), and operationally first deployed on the Boston class cruisers, USS Boston (CAG-1) and USS Canberra (CAG-2). World War I Following exercises off Virginia, Mississippi steamed 22 March 1918 for training in the Gulf of Guacanayabo, Cuba. The Boston class ships World War II Boston reported to the Pacific Fleet, arriving at Pearl Harbor 6 December 1943 Construction Canberra was laid down as a Baltimore class Heavy cruiser by the Bethlehem Steel Company Fore River Shipyard at Its designation was SAM-N-7 until 1963 when it was redesignated RIM-2.

Initially, the Terrier used radar beam-riding guidance, wing control, a conventional warhead, had a top speed of only Mach 1. 8, and a range of only 10 nautical miles (19 km), it was useful only against subsonic targets. A nautical mile or sea mile is a unit of Length. It corresponds approximately to one minute of Latitude along any meridian. Before it was even in widespread service it was seeing major improvements. The RIM-2C, named the Terrier BT-3 (Beam-riding, Tail control, series 3) was introduced in 1958. The wings were replaced with fixed strakes, and the tail became the control surface. The BT-3 also had a new motor, and featured extended range, Mach 3 speed, and better maneuverability. The RIM-2D Terrier BT-3A(N) used a W45 1kt nuclear warhead, but all other variants used a 218 lb (99 kg) controlled-fragmentation warhead. The W45 was a multipurpose American nuclear warhead developed in the early 1960s first built in 1962 and fielded in some applications until 1988 The RIM-2E introduced semi-active radar homing, for greater effectiveness against low-flying targets. Semi-active radar homing, or SARH, is a common type of Missile guidance system perhaps the most common type for longer range air-to-air and Surface-to-air The final version, the RIM-2F, used a new motor which doubled effective range to 40nm.

The Terrier was the primary missile system of most US Navy cruisers built during the 1960s. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 It could be installed on much smaller ships than the much larger and longer-ranged RIM-8 Talos. The Bendix RIM-8 Talos was a long-range naval Surface-to-air missile, and was among the earliest surface-to-air missiles to equip United States A Terrier installation typically consisted of the Mk 10 twin-arm launcher with a 40-round rear-loading magazine, but some ships had extended magazines with 80 or 120 rounds, and the installation in the Boston and Canberra used a bottom-loading magazine of 72 rounds.

The Terrier was replaced by the extended range RIM-67 Standard missile. The RIM-67 Standard ER (SM-1ER/SM-2ER is an extended range Surface-to-air missile (SAM originally developed for the United States Navy (USN

Terrier Versions

Designation	Early Designation	Control Surfaces	Guidance	Notes
RIM-2A	BW-0	Wing Control	Beam-Riding	Subsonic targets only
RIM-2B	BW-1	Wing Control	Beam-Riding	Subsonic targets only
RIM-2C	BT-3	Tail Control	Beam-Riding	In Service 1958, supersonic targets
RIM-2D	BT-3A(N)	Tail Control	Beam-Riding	W45 Nuclear 1kT yield
RIM-2E	HT-3	Tail Control	Semi-active radar homing	Introduced Semi-Active Homing
RIM-2F		Tail Control	Semi-active radar homing	New Rocket Motor

Gallery

Early-model Terrier

RIM-2C or later

See also

• USS Norton Sound (AVM-1)
• RIM-8 Talos
• RIM-24 Tartar
• RIM-67 Standard

External links

• http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/terrier.htm
• http://www.astronautix.com/lvfam/terrier.htm
• http://www.nsroc.com
• General Dynamics (Convair) SAM-N-7/RIM-2 Terrier

The Joint Electronics Type Designation System (JETDS, which was previously known as the Joint Army-Navy Nomenclature System (AN System and the Joint Communications-Electronics The W45 was a multipurpose American nuclear warhead developed in the early 1960s first built in 1962 and fielded in some applications until 1988 Semi-active radar homing, or SARH, is a common type of Missile guidance system perhaps the most common type for longer range air-to-air and Surface-to-air Semi-active radar homing, or SARH, is a common type of Missile guidance system perhaps the most common type for longer range air-to-air and Surface-to-air Career Norton Sound (AV-11 was laid down 7 September 1942; launched 28 November 1943; sponsored by Mrs The Bendix RIM-8 Talos was a long-range naval Surface-to-air missile, and was among the earliest surface-to-air missiles to equip United States The General Dynamics RIM-24 Tartar was a medium-range naval Surface-to-air missile (SAM and was among the earliest surface-to-air missiles to equip United The RIM-67 Standard ER (SM-1ER/SM-2ER is an extended range Surface-to-air missile (SAM originally developed for the United States Navy (USN

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