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RIM-24 Tartar

The General Dynamics RIM-24 Tartar was a medium-range naval surface-to-air missile, among the earliest SAMs to equip United States Navy ships. The Tartar was the third of the so-called "3 Ts", the three primary SAMs the Navy fielded in the 1960s... Wikipedia
Engine: Dual thrust, Solid-fuel rocket
Guidance system: SARH
In service: 1958
Launch platform: Surface ship
Length: 186 in (470 cm)
Maximum speed: Mach 1.8
Operational range: 8.7 nmi (16.1 km; 10.0 mi) (RIM-24A); 16 nmi (30 km; 18 mi) (RIM-24B); 17.5 nmi (32.4 km; 20.1 mi) (RIM-24C)