TEST SERIES, DATES, LOCATIONS AND YIELDS

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
 

Hiroshima, Japan ....... August 5, 1945......15,000ton of TNT yield power

Nagasaki, Japan...........August 9, 1945......21,000ton of TNT yield power

These 2 occurrences are not technically classified as tests

TRINITY

07/16/1945

Alamogordo, New Mexico

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

06/30/1946

Bikini (PPG)

21kt.

Airdrop

Baker

07/24/1946

Bikini (PPG)

21kt

Underwater


OPERATION SANDSTONE: 1948 (Curtiss Atomic Marines)

X-ray

04/14/1948

Eniwetok (PPG)

37kt

Tower

Yoke

04/30/1948

Eniwetok (PPG)

49kt

Tower

Zebra

05/14/1948

Eniwetok (PPG)

18kt

Tower


OPERATION RANGER:

Able

01/27/1951

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

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