| UGM-89A Perseus | |
|---|---|
| Type | Standoff Anti-Submarine & Anti-ship |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Service history | |
| Used by | United States Navy |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Lockheed Missiles and Space Company[1] |
| Produced | Cancelled, 1973[2][3][4][5] |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 6,000 lb (2,700 kg)[2][5] |
| Length | 25 ft (7.6 m)[2][5] |
| Diameter | 30 in (760 mm)[2][5] |
| Warhead | Homing torpedo[2][5] |
| Engine | Solid propellant rocket motor[5][6] |
Operational range | 30 nmi (35 mi; 56 km)[2][5] |
Launch platform | Submarine[2][3][4][5] |
The UGM-89 Perseus was a proposed U.S. Navy submarine-launched anti-ship (AShM) and anti-submarine (ASW) cruise missile that was developed under the Submarine Tactical Missile (STAM) project, which was also referred to as the Submarine Anti-ship Weapon System (STAWS). This missile system was to be the centerpiece for a proposed third-generation nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine championed by then-Vice Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, the influential but controversial head of the Navy's nuclear propulsion program.[3][4]
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- ^ a b c Friedman, Norman (1994). U.S. Submarines Since 1945: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. pp. 270–271. ISBN 1-55750-260-9. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
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- ^ "Boeing RUM/UUM-125 Sea Lance". Directory of US Military Rockets and Missiles. 28 May 2002. Retrieved 2009-08-26.