RIM-2 Terrier
| RIM-2 Terrier | |
|---|---|
RIM-2 Terrier onboard USS Boston | |
| Type | Medium range surface-to-air missile |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Service history | |
| Used by | United States Navy, and others |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Convair - Pomona, California Division |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 3,000 lb (1,400 kg) missile: 1,180 lb (540 kg), booster: 1,820 lb (830 kg) |
| Length | 27 ft (8.2 m) |
| Diameter | 13.5 in (34 cm) |
| Warhead | 218 lb (99 kg) controlled-fragmentation or 1kT W45 nuclear warhead |
| Engine | solid fuel rocket |
| Propellant | solid rocket fuel |
Operational range | 17.3 nmi (32.0 km) |
| Flight ceiling | 80,000 ft (24,000 m) |
| Maximum speed | Mach 3.0 |
Guidance system | Semi-active radar homing |
Launch platform | Surface ship |
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The Convair RIM-2 Terrier was a two-stage medium-range naval surface-to-air missile (SAM), among the earliest SAMs to equip United States Navy ships. It underwent significant upgrades while in service, starting with beam-riding guidance with a 10-nautical-mile (19 km) range at a speed of Mach 1.8 and ending as a semi-active radar homing (SARH) system with a range of 40 nmi (74 km) at speeds as high as Mach 3. It was replaced in service by the RIM-67 Standard ER (SM-1ER).
Terrier has also been used as the base stage for a family of sounding rockets, beginning with the Terrier Malemute.