Coliseum Central in Hampton, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
A-2 Polaris
Navy • SLBM
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Photographed By Bernard Fisher, May 28, 2017
1. A-2 Polaris Marker
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A-2 Polaris. Navy . SLBM. Polaris was a deterrent and retaliatory missile specifically designed for launch from a ballistic missile submarine while submerged (or surfaced) to strike a target some 1,500 miles away. A typical submarine carried 16 of these missiles which could all be launched within 15 minutes with target information programmed in as little as 30 seconds. The missile would be launched vertically from below the surface of the sea by a charge of compressed air from its launch tube., Polaris was powered by solid-fuel rocket engine and solid-fuel booster with a thrust of 100,000 lbs. After being fired from the submerged submarine, the missile would leap into the air where its inertial guidance system would take over. It carried a nuclear warhead.
Polaris was a deterrent and retaliatory missile specifically designed for launch from a ballistic missile submarine while submerged (or surfaced) to strike a target some 1,500 miles away. A typical submarine carried 16 of these missiles which could all be launched within 15 minutes with target information programmed in as little as 30 seconds. The missile would be launched vertically from below the surface of the sea by a charge of compressed air from its launch tube.
Polaris was powered by solid-fuel rocket engine and solid-fuel booster with a thrust of 100,000 lbs. After being fired from the submerged submarine, the missile would leap into the air where its inertial guidance system would take over. It carried a nuclear warhead.
Location. 37° 2.592′ N, 76° 21.954′ W. Marker is in Hampton, Virginia. It is in Coliseum Central. Marker can be reached from West Mercury Boulevard (U.S. 258) west of LaSalle Avenue (Virginia Route 167), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 413 W Mercury Blvd, Hampton VA 23666, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Nike-Ajax (a few steps from this marker); Ajax (within shouting distance of this marker); M-2 Corporal (within shouting distance of this marker); F-101F Voodoo (within shouting distance of this marker); RF-4C Phantom II (within shouting distance of this marker); F-105D Thunderchief (within shouting distance of this marker); F-89J Scorpion (within shouting distance of this marker); NASA Space History (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hampton.
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, May 28, 2017
2. A-2 Polaris Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2017, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 292 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on May 31, 2017, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
