RIM-24 Tartar

RIM-24 Tartar
RIM-24 on USS Berkeley in 1970
Type	Medium range surface-to-air missile
Place of origin	United States
Service history
In service	1962
Used by	United States Navy, and Others
Production history
Manufacturer	General Dynamics (Convair)
Specifications
Weight	1,310 lb (590 kg)
Length	180 in (460 cm)
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)
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), and was among the earliest surface-to-air missiles to equip United States Navy ships. The Tartar was the third of the so-called "3 T's", the three primary SAMs the Navy fielded in the 1960s and 1970s, the others being the RIM-2 Terrier and RIM-8 Talos.

Contents

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  1 History
  


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  2 Variations
  


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  3 Ships carrying Tartar fire control systems
  


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  4 Operators
  
  
  
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    4.1 Past Operators
    
  
  
  
  


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  5 External links
  

History

The Tartar was born of a need for a more lightweight system for smaller ships, and something that could engage targets at very close range. Essentially, the Tartar was simply a RIM-2C Terrier without the secondary booster. The Tartar was never given a SAM-N-x designation, and was simply referred to as Missile Mk 15 until the unified Army-Navy designation system was introduced in 1963.

The Tartar was used on a number of ships, of a variety of sizes. Initially the Mk 11 twin-arm launcher was used, later ships used the Mk 13 and Mk 22 single-arm launchers. Early versions proved to be unreliable. The Improved Tartar retrofit program upgraded the earlier missiles to the much improved RIM-24C standard. Further development was canceled and a new missile, the RIM-66 Standard, was designed to replace it. Even after the upgrade to a new missile, ships were still said to be Tartar ships because they carried the Tartar Guided Missile Fire Control System.

A dedicated anti-ship version for the Federal German Navy carrying a Bullpup warhead was abandoned when Germany purchased MM38 Exocet instead.

Variations

• RIM-24A: Original missile


• RIM-24B: Improved Tartar


• RIM-24C: Improved Tartar Retrofit (ITR) aka. Tartar Reliability Improvement Program (TRIP)

Ships carrying Tartar fire control systems

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  Audace-class destroyer (Italy)


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  Impavido-class destroyer (Italy)


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  Charles F. Adams-class destroyer / Lütjens-class destroyer (Germany) / Perth-class destroyer (Australia)


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  Albany-class cruiser
  


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  Mitscher-class destroyer (guided missile modification)


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  Forrest Sherman-class destroyer (guided missile modification)


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  Brooke-class frigate
  


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  California-class cruiser


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  Virginia-class cruiser


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  Kidd-class destroyer


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  T 47-class destroyer (guided missile modification)


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  Cassard-class frigate


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  Tromp-class frigate with Mk.13 missile launcher (retired from service)

Operators

Map with NIM-104 operators in blue

Past Operators

 Australia

• Royal Australian Navy

 France

• French Navy

 Germany

• German Navy

 Italy

• Italian Navy

 Japan

• Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

 Netherlands

• Royal Netherlands Navy

 United States

• United States Navy

External links

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v t e 1963 United States Tri-Service missile and drone designation system
1–50	MGM-1 RIM-2 MIM-3 AIM-4 MGM-5 RGM-6 AIM-7/RIM-7 RIM-8 AIM-9 CIM-10 PGM-11 AGM-12 CGM-13/MGM-13 MIM-14 RGM-15 CGM-16 PGM-17 MGM-18 PGM-19 ADM-20 MGM-21 AGM-22 MIM-23 RIM-24 HGM-25A/LGM-25C AIM-26 UGM-27 AGM-28 MGM-29 LGM-30 MGM-31 MGM-32 MQM-33 AQM-34 AQM-35 MQM-36 AQM-37 AQM-38 MQM-39 MQM-40 AQM-41 MQM-42 FIM-43 UUM-44 AGM-45 MIM-46 AIM-47 AGM-48 XLIM-49 LIM-49 RIM-50
51–100	MGM-51 MGM-52 AGM-53 AIM-54 RIM-55 PQM-56 MQM-57 MQM-58 RGM-59 AQM-60 MQM-61 AGM-62 AGM-63 AGM-64 AGM-65 RIM-66 RIM-67 AIM-68 AGM-69 LEM-70 BGM-71 MIM-72 UGM-73 BQM-74 BGM-75 AGM-76 FGM-77 AGM-78 AGM-79 AGM-80 AQM-81 AIM-82 AGM-83 AGM-84/RGM-84/UGM-84 AGM-84E AGM-84E/H/K RIM-85 AGM-86 AGM-87 AGM-88 UGM-89 BQM-90 AQM-91 FIM-92/AIM-92 XQM-93 YQM-94 AIM-95 UGM-96 AIM-97 YQM-98 LIM-99 LIM-100
101–150	RIM-101 PQM-102 AQM-103 MIM-104 MQM-105 BQM-106 MQM-107 BQM-108 BGM-109/AGM-109/RGM-109/UGM-109 BGM-110 BQM-111 AGM-112 RIM-113 AGM-114 MIM-115 RIM-116 FQM-117 LGM-118 AGM-119 AIM-120 CQM-121/CGM-121 AGM-122 AGM-123 AGM-124 RUM-125/UUM-125 BQM-126 AQM-127 AQM-128 AGM-129 AGM-130 AGM-131 AIM-132 UGM-133 MGM-134 ASM-135 AGM-136 AGM-137 CEM-138 RUM-139 MGM-140 ADM-141 AGM-142 MQM-143 ADM-144 BQM-145 MIM-146 BQM-147 FGM-148 PQM-149 PQM-150
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