Operation Swordfish, Nuclear ASROC Launch and Detonation, May 11, 1962
Moving Image Item Number: 1094VI0903
- Pages
- 0
- Media Type
- Moving Image
- Physical Location
- CS63.4
- Number of Media
- 1
- Language(s)
- English
- Collection
- Robert Horn Collection
- Association
- USS Richard B. Anderson (DD-786) Association
- Format
- VHS
- Digitized in HD?
- No
Dates
Existence: 11 May 1962- General Note
- It covers 'Operation Swordfish' which on 11 May 1962 included the first and only live firing of an ASROC launched, armed nuclear depth charge, and its subsurface (deep ocean) detonation. It opens with a brief overview followed by detailed coverage.
- Perma Link
- https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1094VI0903
- Citation
- Operation Swordfish, Nuclear ASROC Launch and Detonation, May 11, 1962, 1094VI0903. 11 May 1962, Robert Horn Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1094VI0903, Accessed 23 Jan 2026.
- Pub Credit Line
- 1094VI0903, Robert Horn Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
- Added: 23 Jan 2003 [Updated: 19 Nov 2013]
Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive
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