It is known as the M65 280mm which carried the W9 warhead a 15 kiloton shell. This is one of seven remain atomic cannons around the country out of 20 that were built.
They are located
1. Fort Sill Oklahoma. The original one
2 Army Ordinance Museum Aberdeen MD
3 National Museum of Nuclear Science & history Albuquerque NM
4. Freedom Park Junction City Kansas
5. Rock Island Arsenal Memorial Field Rock Island Illinois
6. Watervliet Arsenal Museum Watervliet New York
7. Yuma Proving Grounds Yuma Az
Plus a prototype at the Virginia War Museum Newport News which is a prototype at 240mm
The first and only test firing was on May 25, 1953 at the Nevada Test Site.
The cost to produce each weapon was reported to be $800,000
They did see Service in Europe and Korea but were basically obsolete soon after entering service. Due out Ballistic Missile systems
It is known as the M65 280mm which carried the W9 warhead a 15 kiloton shell. This is one of seven remain atomic cannons around the country out of 20 that were built.
They are located
1. Fort Sill Oklahoma. The original one
2 Army Ordinance Museum Aberdeen MD
3 National Museum of Nuclear Science & history Albuquerque NM
4. Freedom Park Junction City Kansas
5. Rock Island Arsenal Memorial Field Rock Island Illinois
6. Watervliet Arsenal Museum Watervliet New York
7. Yuma Proving Grounds Yuma Az
Plus a prototype at the Virginia War Museum Newport News which is a prototype at 240mm
The first and only test firing was on May 25, 1953 at the Nevada Test Site.
The cost to produce each weapon was reported to be $800,000
They did see Service in Europe and Korea but were basically obsolete soon after entering service. Due out Ballistic Missile systems
We were staying at the Doubletree an thought dinner on the water would be romantic so we decided to try the place we sat outside so we could watch the river
The staff was really nice and work hard to take care of us
I had the grouper grilled which was pretty good. My wife had fried fish which had a strange taste it was like the oil was old and used to fried everything they fried.
Overall the food was fair but I expected better based on the price I gave it a three based on the excellent service.