UGM-96 Trident I
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|UGM-96 Trident I (C4)|
The first launch of a Trident I, from Cape Canaveral, on 18 January 1977
|Place of origin||United States|
|Used by||United States Navy|
|Manufacturer||Lockheed Missiles Division|
|Weight||33,142 kilograms (73,066 lb)|
|Height||10.2 metres (33 ft)|
|Diameter||1.8 metres (71 in)|
|Warhead||nuclear multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRV). Eight W76 (100 kt) warheads (Mark 4).|
|7,400 kilometres (4,600 mi)|
|Inertial, with Star-sighting|
|Accuracy||CEP: 1250 ft (380 m)|
|Ballistic Missile Submarine|
The UGM-96 Trident I, or Trident C4, was an American Submarine-launched ballistic missile, built by Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Sunnyvale, California. First deployed in 1979, the Trident I replaced the Poseidon missile. It was retired in 2005, having been replaced by the Trident II. In 1980, the Royal Navy requested Trident I missiles under the Polaris Sales Agreement, however in 1982, this was changed to Trident IIs. It was the first Trident missile to enter service.
The Trident I is a three-stage, solid-fuelled missile.
The first eight Ohio-class submarines were armed with Trident I missiles. Twelve James Madison- and Benjamin Franklin-class submarines were also retrofitted with Trident I missiles, which replaced older Poseidon missiles.
Media related to UGM-93A Trident I C-4 at Wikimedia Commons
- Parsch, Andreas. "UGM-133". Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
- Popejoy, Mary (November 5, 2005). "USS Alabama Offloads Last of C4 Trident Missiles". navy.mil. US Navy. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
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