Tartar

     During the 60s this was the smallest Navy surface-to-air missile and was placed on destroyer-type ships and as a secondary battery on larger ships. Testing of this supersonic missile took place at the U.S.S. Desert Ship located at Launch Complex 35 at White Sands. U.S. Navy

• Length: 15 feet
• Diameter: 12 inches
• Weight: 1,200 pounds
• Propellant: Solid
• Range: 10 miles
• Ceiling: 5 miles
• First Fired: 1966  (Note:  This is first fired at White Sands Missile Range.  It was fired extensively for several years at other installations)