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| RIM-24 Tartar | |
|---|---|
_1970.jpg) RIM-24 on USS Berkeley in 1970 | |
| Type | Medium range surface-to-air missile |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1958[1] |
| Used by | United States Navy, Australia, Germany[1] |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | General Dynamics (Convair) |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 1,200 lb (540 kg)[1] |
| Length | 186 in (470 cm)[1] |
| Diameter | 13.5 in (34 cm) |
| Warhead | 130 lb (59 kg) continuous-rod |
| Engine | Dual thrust, Solid-fuel rocket |
| Propellant | Solid Rocket Fuel |
Operational range | 8.7 nmi (16.1 km; 10.0 mi) (RIM-24A) 16 nmi (30 km; 18 mi) (RIM-24B) 17.5 nmi (32.4 km; 20.1 mi) (RIM-24C) |
| Flight ceiling | 50,000 ft (15 km) (RIM-24A) 65,000 ft (20 km) (RIM-24B) |
| Maximum speed | Mach 1.8 |
Guidance system | SARH |
Launch platform | Surface ship |
The General Dynamics RIM-24 Tartar was a medium-range naval surface-to-air missile (SAM), among the earliest SAMs to equip United States Navy ships. The Tartar was the third of the so-called "3 Ts", the three primary SAMs the Navy fielded in the 1960s and 1970s, the others being the RIM-2 Terrier and RIM-8 Talos.