W19 (nuclear artillery shell)
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The W19, also called Katie, was an American nuclear artillery shell, derived from the earlier W9 shell. The W19 was fired from a special Script error: No such module "convert". howitzer. It was introduced in 1955 and retired in 1963.[1][2]
Specifications
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Variants
W23
The W19 nuclear system was adapted into a nuclear artillery shell for the US Navy's 16-inch (406 mm) main battery found on the Iowa-class battleships, the W23. Production of the W23 began in 1956 and they were in service until 1962, with a total of 50 units being produced.
The W23 was 16 inches (406 mm) in diameter and Script error: No such module "convert". long, with a weight given variously as Script error: No such module "convert". in reference sources. As with the W19, yield was 15–20 kilotons.
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