USS Curtiss AV4 Atomic Marines, Special Security
Force Operations noted in blue w/ date
Sandstone 1948 / Greenhouse 1951 / Ivy
1952 / Castle 1954 / Wigwam 1955 / Redwing 1956
These 2 occurrences
are not technically classified as tests
|
TRINITY |
|
|
21 kt |
Tower |
Originally the Pacific Proving Grounds (PPG)
was also referred to as the Bikini Proving Grounds or the Eniwetok Proving grounds.
NTS stands for Nevada Test Site, originally referred to as the Nevada Proving
Grounds or NPG.
OPERATION CROSSROADS:
|
Able |
|
|
21kt. |
Airdrop |
| Baker |
|
|
21kt |
Underwater |
OPERATION SANDSTONE: 1948 (Curtiss
Atomic Marines)
|
X-ray |
|
|
37kt |
Tower |
| Yoke |
|
|
49kt |
Tower |
| Zebra |
|
|
18kt |
Tower |
OPERATION RANGER:
|
Able |
|
NTS |
1kt |
Airdrop |
| Baker |
01/28/1951 |
NTS |
8kt |
Airdrop |
| Easy |
02/01/1951 |
NTS |
1kt |
Airdrop |
| Baker-2 |
02/02/1951 |
NTS |
8kt |
Airdrop |
| Fox |
02/06/1951 |
NTS |
22kt |
Airdrop |
OPERATION GREENHOUSE: 1951 (Curtiss Atomic Marines)
|
Dog |
04/07/1951 |
Eniwetok (PPG) |
81kt |
Tower |
| Easy |
04/20/1951 |
Eniwetok
(PPG) |
47kt |
Tower |
| George
1st thermonuclear |
05/08/1951 |
Eniwetok
(PPG) |
225kt |
Tower |
| Item
1st boosting principal |
05/24/1951 |
Eniwetok
(PPG) |
45.5kt |
Tower |
OPERATION BUSTER:
|
Able |
10/22/1951 |
NTS |
<0.1kt |
Tower |
| Baker |
10/28/1951 |
NTS |
3.5kt |
Airdrop |
| Charlie |
10/30/1951 |
NTS |
14kt |
Airdrop |
| Dog |
11/01/1951 |
NTS |
21kt |
Airdrop |
| Easy |
11/05/1951 |
NTS |
31kt |
Airdrop |
OPERATION JANGLE:
|
Sugar |
11/19/1951 |
NTS |
1.2kt |
Surface |
| Uncle |
11/29/1951 |
NTS |
1.2kt |
Crater |
OPERATION TUMBLER-SNAPPER
|
Able |
04/01/1952 |
NTS |
1kt |
Airdrop |
| Baker |
04/15/1952 |
NTS |
1kt |
Airdrop |
| Charlie |
04/22/1952 |
NTS |
31kt |
Airdrop |
| Dog |
05/01/1952 |
NTS |
19kt |
Airdrop |
| Easy |
05/07/1952 |
NTS |
12kt |
Tower |
| Fox |
05/25/1952 |
NTS |
11kt |
Tower |
| George |
06/01/1952 |
NTS |
15kt |
Tower |
| How |
06/05/1952 |
NTS |
14kt |
Tower |
OPERATION IVY: 1952 (Curtiss Atomic Marines)
|
Mike 1st hydrogen |
10/31/1952 |
Eniwetok (PPG) |
10.4Mt |
Surface |
| King |
11/15/1952 |
Eniwetok
(PPG) |
500kt |
Airdrop |
OPERATION UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE:
|
Annie |
03/17/1953 |
NTS |
16kt |
Tower |
| Nancy |
03/24/1953 |
NTS |
24kt |
Tower |
| Ruth |
03/31/1953 |
NTS |
200ton |
Tower |
| Dixie |
04/06/1953 |
NTS |
11kt |
Airdrop |
| Ray |
04/11/1953 |
NTS |
200ton |
Tower |
| Badger |
04/18/1953 |
NTS |
23kt |
Tower |
| Simon |
04/25/1953 |
NTS |
43kt |
Tower |
| Encore |
05/08/1953 |
NTS |
27kt |
Airdrop |
| Harry |
05/19/1953 |
NTS |
32kt |
Tower |
| Grable |
05/25/1953 |
NTS |
15kt |
Airburst |
| Climax |
06/04/1953 |
NTS |
61kt |
Airdrop |
OPERATION CASTLE: 1954 (Curtiss
Atomic Marines)
|
Bravo |
02/28/1954 |
Bikini (PPG) |
15Mt |
Surface |
| Romeo |
03/26/1954 |
Bikini
(PPG) |
11Mt |
Barge |
| Koon |
04/06/1954 |
Bikini
(PPG) |
110kt |
Barge |
| Union |
04/25/1954 |
Bikini
(PPG) |
6.9Mt |
Surface |
| Yankee |
05/04/1954 |
Bikini
(PPG) |
13.5Mt |
Barge |
| Nectar |
05/13/1954 |
Eniwetok
(PPG) |
1.69Mt |
Barge |
OPERATION TEAPOT:
|
Wasp |
02/18/1955 |
NTS |
1kt |
Airdrop |
| Moth |
02/22/1955 |
NTS |
2kt |
Tower |
| Tesla |
03/01/1955 |
NTS |
7kt |
Tower |
| Turk |
03/07/1955 |
NTS |
43kt |
Tower |
| Hornet |
03/12/1955 |
NTS |
4kt |
Tower |
| Bee |
03/22/1955 |
NTS |
8kt |
Tower |
| Ess |
03/23/1955 |
NTS |
1kt |
Crater |
| Apple-1 |
03/29/1955 |
NTS |
14kt |
Tower |
| Wasp Prime |
03/29/1955 |
NTS |
3kt |
Airdrop |
| HA (High Altitude) 40,000ft |
04/06/1955 |
NTS |
3kt |
Airdrop |
| Post |
04/09/1955 |
NTS |
2kt |
Tower |
| Met |
04/15/1955 |
NTS |
22kt |
Tower |
| Apple-2 |
05/05/1955 |
NTS |
29kt |
Tower |
| Zucchini |
05/15/1955 |
NTS |
28kt |
Tower |
OPERATION WIGWAM: 1955 (Curtiss
Atomic Marines)
|
Wigwam |
05/14/1955 |
Pacific N29W126 |
30kt |
Underwater |
OPERATION REDWING: 1956 (Curtiss
Atomic Marines)
|
Lacross |
05/04/1956 |
Eniwetok (PPG) |
40kt |
Surface |
| Cherokee
2nd hydrogen |
05/20/1956 |
Bikini
(PPG) |
3.8Mt |
1st
thermonuclear airdrop |
| Zuni |
05/27/1956 |
Bikini
(PPG) |
3.5Mt |
Surface |
| Yuma |
05/27/1956 |
Eniwetok
(PPG) |
190tons |
Tower |
| Erie |
05/30/1956 |
Eniwetok
(PPG) |
14.9kt |
Tower |
| Seminole |
06/06/1956 |
Eniwetok
(PPG) |
13.7kt |
Surface |
| Flathead |
06/11/1956 |
Bikini
(PPG) |
365kt |
Barge |
| Blackfoot |
06/11/1956 |
Eniwetok
(PPG) |
8kt |
Tower |
| Kickapoo |
06/13/1956 |
Eniwetok
(PPG) |
1.49kt |
Tower |
| Osage |
06/16/1956 |
Eniwetok
(PPG) |
1.7kt |
Airdrop |
| Inca |
06/21/1956 |
Eniwetok
(PPG) |
15.2kt |
Tower |
| Dakota |
06/25/1956 |
Bikini
(PPG) |
1.1Mt |
Barge |
| Mohawk |
07/02/1956 |
Eniwetok
(PPG) |
306kt |
Tower |
| Apache |
07/08/1956 |
Eniwetok
(PPG) |
1.85Mt |
Barge |
| Navajo |
07/10/1956 |
Bikini
(PPG) |
4.5Mt |
Barge |
| Tewa |
07/20/1956 |
Bikini
(PPG) |
5Mt |
Barge |
| Huron |
07/21/1956 |
Eniwetok
(PPG) |
250kt |
Barge |
OPERATION PLUMBBOB:
|
Boltzmann |
05/28/1957 |
NTS |
12kt |
Tower |
| Franklin |
06/02/1957 |
NTS |
140tons |
Tower |
| Lassen |
06/05/1957 |
NTS |
0.5tons |
Balloon |
| Wilson |
06/18/1957 |
NTS |
10kt |
Balloon |
| Priscilla |
06/24/1957 |
NTS |
37kt |
Balloon |
| Coulomb-A |
07/01/1957 |
NTS |
zero |
Surface |
| Hood |
07/05/1957 |
NTS |
74kt |
Balloon |
| Diablo |
07/15/1957 |
NTS |
17kt |
Tower |
| John |
07/19/1957 |
NTS |
about 2kt |
Rocket |
| Kepler |
07/24/1957 |
NTS |
10kt |
Tower |
| Owens |
07/025/1957 |
NTS |
9.7kt |
Balloon |
| Pascal-A |
07/26/1957 |
NTS |
slight |
Shaft |
| Stokes |
08/07/1957 |
NTS |
19kt |
Balloon |
| Saturn |
08/10/1957 |
NTS |
zero |
Tunnel |
| Shasta |
08/18/1957 |
NTS |
17kt |
Tower |
| Doppler |
08/23/1957 |
NTS |
11kt |
Balloon |
| Pascal-B |
08/27/1957 |
NTS |
slight |
Shaft |
| Franklin Prime |
08/30/1957 |
NTS |
4.7kt |
Balloon |
| Smokey |
08/31/1957 |
NTS |
44kt |
Tower |
| Galileo |
09/02/1957 |
NTS |
11kt |
Tower |
| Wheeler |
09/06/1957 |
NTS |
197ton |
Balloon |
| Coulomb-B |
09/06/1957 |
NTS |
300ton |
Surface |
| Laplace |
09/08/1957 |
NTS |
1kt |
Balloon |
| Fizeau |
09/14/1957 |
NTS |
11kt |
Tower |
| Newton |
09/16/1957 |
NTS |
12kt |
Balloon |
| Rainier |
09/19/1957 |
NTS |
1.7lt |
Tunnel |
| Whitney |
09/23/1957 |
NTS |
19kt |
Tower |
| Charleston |
09/28/1957 |
NTS |
12kt |
Balloon |
| Morgan |
10/07/1957 |
NTS |
8kt |
Balloon |
OPERATION PROJECT 58:
|
Pascal-C |
12/06/1957 |
NTS |
slight |
Shaft |
| Coulomb-C |
12/09/1957 |
NTS |
500ton |
Surface |
OPERATION NEWSREEL:
|
Yucca |
04/28/1958 |
Pacific N12 W163 |
1.7kt |
Balloon |
| Teak |
08/01/1958 |
Johnson Island area |
3.8Mt |
Rocket |
| Orange |
08/12/1958 |
Johnson Island area |
3.8Mt |
Rocket |
HARDTACK I:
|
Cactus |
05/05/1958 |
Eniwetok (PPG) |
18kt |
Surface |
| Fir |
05/11/1958 |
Bikini (PPG) |
1.36Mt |
Barge |
| Butternut |
05/11/1958 |
Eniwetok (PPG) |
81kt |
Barge |
| Koa |
05/12/1958 |
Eniwetok (PPG) |
1.37Mt |
Surface |
| Wahoo |
05/16/1958 |
Eniwetok (PPG) |
9kt |
Underwater |
| Holly |
05/20/1958 |
Eniwetok (PPG) |
5.9kt |
Barge |
| Nutmeg |
05/21/1958 |
Bikini (PPG) |
25.1kt |
Barge |
| Yellowwood |
05/26/1958 |
Eniwetok (PPG) |
330kt |
Barge |
| Magnolia |
05/26/1958 |
Eniwetok (PPG) |
57kt |
Barge |
| Tobacco |
05/30/1958 |
Eniwetok (PPG) |
11.6kt |
Barge |
| Sycamore |
05/31/1958 |
Bikini (PPG) |
92kt |
Barge |
| Rose |
06/02/1958 |
Eniwetok (PPG) |
15kt |
Barge |
| Umbrella |
06/08/1958 |
Eniwetok (PPG) |
8kt |
Underwater |
| Maple |
06/10/1958 |
Bikini (PPG) |
213kt |
Barge |
| Aspen |
06/14/1958 |
Bikini (PPG) |
319kt |
Barge |
| Walnut |
06/14/1958 |
Eniwetok (PPG) |
1.45Mt |
Barge |
| Linden |
06/18/1958 |
Eniwetok (PPG) |
11kt |
Barge |
| Redwood |
06/27/1958 |
Bikini (PPG) |
412kt |
Barge |
| Elder |
06/27/1958 |
Eniwetok (PPG) |
880kt |
Barge |
| Oak |
06/28/1958 |
Eniwetok (PPG) |
8.9Mt |
Barge |
| Hickory |
06/29/1958 |
Bikini (PPG) |
14kt |
Barge |
| Sequoia |
07/01/1958 |
Eniwetok (PPG) |
5.2kt |
Barge |
| Cedar |
07/02/1958 |
Bikini (PPG) |
220kt |
Barge |
| Dogwood |
07/05/1958 |
Eniwetok (PPG) |
397kt |
Barge |
| Poplar |
07/12/1958 |
Bikini (PPG) |
9.3Mt |
Barge |
| Scaevola |
07/14/1958 |
Eniwetok (PPG) |
zero |
Barge |
| Pisonia |
07/17/1958 |
Eniwetok (PPG) |
355kt |
Barge |
| Juniper |
07/22/1958 |
Bikini (PPG) |
65kt |
Barge |
| Olive |
07/22/1958 |
Eniwetok (PPG) |
202kt |
Barge |
| Pine |
07/26/1958 |
Eniwetok (PPG) |
2Mt |
Barge |
| Quince |
08/06/1958 |
Eniwetok (PPG) |
zero |
Surface |
| Fig |
08/18/1958 |
Eniwetok (PPG) |
20ton |
Surface |
OPERATION ARGUS:
|
Argus I |
08/27/1958 |
South Atlantic S38.5-W11.5 |
1-2kt |
Rocket |
| Argus II |
08/30/1958 |
South Atlantic S49.5 -W8.2 |
1-2kt |
Rocket |
| Argus III |
09/06/1958 |
South Atlantic S48.5 -W9.7 |
1-2kt |
Rocket |
OPERATION HARDTACK II:
|
Otero |
09/12/1958 |
NTS |
38ton |
Shaft |
| Bernalillo |
09/17/1958 |
NTS |
15ton |
Shaft |
| Eddy |
09/19/1958 |
NTS |
83ton |
Balloon |
| Luna |
09/21/1958 |
NTS |
1.5ton |
Shaft |
| Mercury |
09/23/1958 |
NTS |
slight |
Tunnel |
| Valencia |
09/26/1958 |
NTS |
2ton |
Shaft |
| Mars |
09/28/1958 |
NTS |
13ton |
Tunnel |
| Mora |
09/29/1958 |
NTS |
2kt |
Balloon |
| Colfax |
10/05/1958 |
NTS |
5.5ton |
Shaft |
| Hidalgo |
10/05/1958 |
NTS |
77ton |
Balloon |
| Tamalpais |
10/08/1958 |
NTS |
72ton |
Tunnel |
| Quay |
10/10/1958 |
NTS |
79ton |
Tower |
| Lea |
10/13/1958 |
NTS |
1.4kt |
Balloon |
| Neptune |
10/14/1958 |
NTS |
115ton |
Tunnel |
| Hamilton |
10/15/1958 |
NTS |
1.2ton |
Tower |
| Logan |
10/16/1958 |
NTS |
5kt |
Tunnel |
| Dona Ana |
10/16/1958 |
NTS |
37ton |
Balloon |
| Vesta |
10/17/1958 |
NTS |
24ton |
Surface |
| Rio Arriba |
10/18/1958 |
NTS |
90ton |
Tower |
| San Juan |
10/20/1958 |
NTS |
zero |
Shaft |
| Socorro |
10/22/1958 |
NTS |
6kt |
Balloon |
| Wrangell |
10/22/1958 |
NTS |
115ton |
Balloon |
| Rushmore |
10/22/1958 |
NTS |
188ton |
Balloon |
| Oberon |
10/22/1958 |
NTS |
zero |
Tower |
| Catron |
10/24/1958 |
NTS |
21ton |
Tower |
| Juno |
10/24/1958 |
NTS |
1.7ton |
Surface |
| Ceres |
10/26/1958 |
NTS |
0.7ton |
Tower |
| Sanford |
10/26/1958 |
NTS |
4.9kt |
Balloon |
| De Baca |
10/26/1958 |
NTS |
2.2kt |
Balloon |
| Chavez |
10/27/1958 |
NTS |
0.6ton |
Tower |
| Evans |
10/29/1958 |
NTS |
55ton |
Tunnel |
| Humbolt |
10/29/1958 |
NTS |
7.8ton |
Tower |
| Mazama |
10/29/1958 |
NTS |
zero |
Tower |
| Sante Fe |
10/30/1958 |
NTS |
1.3kt |
Balloon |
| Bianca |
10/30/1958 |
NTS |
22kt |
Tunnel |
| Gandymede |
10/30/1958 |
NTS |
zero |
Surface |
| Titiana |
10/30/1958 |
NTS |
0.2ton |
Tower |
OPERATION DOMINIC:
|
Adobe |
04/25/1962 |
Christmas Island |
190kt |
Airdrop |
| Aztec |
04/27/1962 |
Christmas Island |
410kt |
Airdrop |
| Arkansas |
05/02/1962 |
Christmas Island |
1.09Mt |
Airdrop |
| Questa |
05/04/1962 |
Christmas Island |
670kt |
Airdrop |
| Frigate Bird |
05/06/1962 |
Pacific (PPG) |
|
Rocket |
| Yukon |
05/08/1962 |
Christmas Island |
100kt |
Airdrop |
| Misilla |
05/09/1962 |
Christmas Island |
100kt |
Airdrop |
| Muskegon |
05/11/1962 |
Christmas Island |
50kt |
Airdrop |
| Swordfish |
05/11/1962 |
Pacific (PPG) |
low |
Underwater |
| Encino |
05/12/1962 |
Christmas Island |
500kt |
Airdrop |
| Aardvark |
05/12/1962 |
Christmas Island |
500kt |
Airdrop |
| Swanee |
05/14/1962 |
Christmas Island |
97kt |
Airdrop |
| Chetco |
05/19/1962 |
Christmas Island |
73kt |
Airdrop |
| Tanana |
05/25/1962 |
Christmas Island |
2.8kt |
Airdrop |
| Nambe |
05/27/1962 |
Christmas Island |
43kt |
Airdrop |
| Alma |
06/08/1962 |
Christmas Island |
782kt |
Airdrop |
| Truckee |
06/09/1962 |
Christmas Island |
210kt |
Airdrop |
| Yeso |
06/10/1962 |
Christmas Island |
3Mt |
Airdrop |
| Harlem |
06/12/1962 |
Christmas Island |
1.2Mt |
Airdrop |
| Rinconada |
06/15/1962 |
Christmas Island |
800kt |
Airdrop |
| Dulce |
06/17/1962 |
Christmas Island |
52kt |
Airdrop |
| Petit |
06/19/1962 |
Christmas Island |
2.2kt |
Airdrop |
| Otowi |
06/22/1962 |
Christmas Island |
81.5kt |
Airdrop |
| Bighorn |
06/27/1962 |
Christmas Island |
7.65Mt |
Airdrop |
| Bluestone |
06/30/1962 |
Christmas Island |
1.27kt |
Airdrop |
| Sunset |
07/10/1962 |
Christmas Island |
1Mt |
Airdrop |
| Pamlico |
07/11/1962 |
Christmas Island |
3.88Mt |
Airdrop |
| Androscoggin |
10/02/1962 |
Johnson Island |
75kt |
Airdrop |
| Bumping |
10/06/1962 |
Johnson Island |
11.3kt |
Airdrop |
| Chama |
10/18/1962 |
Johnson Island |
1.59Mt |
Airdrop |
| Calamity |
10/27/1962 |
Johnson Island |
800kt |
Airdrop |
| Housatonic |
10/30/1962 |
Johnson Island |
8.3Mt |
Airdrop |
OPERATION SUNBEAM:
|
Little Feller II |
07/07/1962 |
NTS |
low |
Surface |
| Johnnie Boy |
07/11/1962 |
NTS |
500ton |
Crater |
| Small Boy |
07/14/1962 |
NTS |
low |
Tower |
| Little Feller I |
07/17/1962 |
NTS |
low |
Shaft |
OPERATION FISHBOWL:
|
Starfish Prime |
07/09/1962 |
Johnson Island |
1.4Mt |
Rocket |
| Checkmate |
10/20/1962 |
Johnson Island |
low |
Rocket |
| Bluegill 3 Prime |
10/26/1962 |
Johnson Island |
submegaton |
Rocket |
| Kingfish |
11/01/1962 |
Johnson Island |
submegaton |
Rocket |
| Tightrope |
11/04/1962 |
Johnson Island |
low |
Rocket |
OPERATION ROLLER COASTER: Four storage/transport tests
in May & June 1963 as joint US- UK venture at Nellis Air Force Range (NAFR)
For additional underground tests through September 1992 see DOE/NV-220 (rev.14)
available from U. S. Department of Energy, Nevada Operations Office, P.O.Box
98518, Las Vegas, Nevada 89193-8518
www.CurtissAtomicMarines.com
CurtissAtomicMarines@msn.com
April 2005