UGM-73 Poseidon

The UGM-73 Poseidon missile was the second US Navy nuclear-armed submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) system, powered by a two-stage solid-fuel rocket. It succeeded the UGM-27 Polaris beginning in 1972, bringing major advances in warheads and accuracy. It was followed by Trident I in 1979, and Trident II in 1990.

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1971 — 1992  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Poseidon
619 produced, 
submarine-launched ballistic missile, medium-range ballistic missile, United States Navy, Lockheed Corporation, 

1971, JL-1, M4, R-13, R-27 Zyb, R-29R Volna, R-29 Vysota, R-31, R-39 Rif, medium-range ballistic missile, submarine-launched ballistic missile, Tage, United States Navy weapon model, 

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Frameless

Poseidon-C-3-post-booster

Poseidon-c3

Interstage of the UGM-73 Poseidon missile

Poseidon C-3 SLBM

A UGM-73 Poseidon missile is launched from the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine USS GEORGE C. MARSHALL (SSBN 654) - DPLA - 2330ddf5e5fb537688dff5c70102331a

Polaris-Poseidon family of SLBMs

Poseidon Arming Firing & Fuzing package

UGM-73 Poseidon C-3

Poseidon C-3 launch from USS Will Rogers (SSBM-659) in 1986

Poseidon C-3 Missile1

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Poseidon-C-3-post-booster		Commons
commons	image		Poseidon-c3		Commons
commons	image		[[:File:Interstage of the Poseidon C-3 missile.jpg|Interstage of the UGM-73 Poseidon missile]]		Commons
commons	image		Poseidon C-3 SLBM		Commons
commons	image		A UGM-73 Poseidon missile is launched from the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine USS GEORGE C. MARSHALL (SSBN 654) - DPLA - 2330ddf5e5fb537688dff5c70102331a		Commons
commons	image		Polaris-Poseidon family of SLBMs		Commons
commons	image		Poseidon Arming Firing & Fuzing package		Commons
commons	image		UGM-73 Poseidon C-3		Commons
commons	image		Poseidon C-3 launch from USS Will Rogers (SSBM-659) in 1986		Commons
commons	image		Poseidon C-3 Missile1		Commons