SUBROC and the FLIP

Peter Lobner, updated 30 October 2024 The UUM-44 SUBROC (SUBmarine-launched anti-submarine ROCket) was a 22 ft (6.7 m) long, inertially-guided, long-range weapon that consisted of a solid fuel booster rocket with a W55 thermonuclear depth charge warhead. As shown in the following diagram, SUBROC was launched horizontally from a standard submarine 21 in (533 mm) Continue reading SUBROC and the FLIP