Operation Bowline

Nuclear test Operation Bowline
nation	United States
Test location	Nevada Test Site
Period	1968-1969
Number of tests	48
Test type	Underground tests
Max. Explosive force	1.15 MT
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Next test	Operation mandrel

The operation Bowline was a series of 48 US nuclear weapons testing , the 1968 and 1969 on the site Nevada Test in Nevada was conducted.

The individual tests of the Bowline series

#	bomb	Date / Time ( GMT )	Proving Ground	Test type	Explosive power	Remarks
1	Spud	July 17, 1968 2:00 p.m.	Area 3fy	Manhole	<20 kT
2	Tanya	July 30, 1968 1:00 p.m.	Area 2dt	Manhole	20 to 200 kT
3	Imp	August 9, 1968 1 p.m.	Area 2bj	Manhole	<20 kT
4th	Rack	August 15, 1968 5:00 p.m.	Area 9ap	Manhole	<20 kT
5	Diana Moon	August 27, 1968 4:30 p.m.	Area 11e	Manhole	<20 kT
6th	Sled	August 29, 1968 10:45 p.m.	Area 19i	Manhole	20 to 200 kT
7th	Noggin	September 6, 1968 2:00 p.m.	Area 9bx	Manhole	20 to 200 kT
8th	Knife A	September 12, 1968 2:00 p.m.	Area 3fb	Manhole	<20 kT
9	Stoddard	September 17, 1968 2:00 p.m.	Area 2cms	Manhole	31 kT	Test as part of Operation Plowshare
10	Hudson Seal	September 24, 1968 5:05 pm	Area 12n.04	tunnel	<20 kT
11	Knife C	October 3, 1968 2:29 pm	Area 3	Manhole	<20 kT
12	Welder	October 3, 1968 2 p.m.	Area 3fs	Manhole	<20 kT
13	Vat	October 10, 1968 2:30 p.m.	Area 9cf	Manhole	<20 kT
14th	Hula	October 29, 1968 3:36 pm	Area 9bu	Manhole	<20 kT
15th	Bit-A Bit-B	October 31, 1968 6:30 p.m.	Area 3gt Area 3gt	Shaft shaft	<20 kT <20 kT	Simultaneous ignition of two different bombs in one shaft
16	File	October 31, 1968 6:30 p.m.	Area 3gb	Manhole	<20 kT
17th	crew	November 4, 1968 3:15 pm	Area 2db	Manhole	20 to 200 kT
18th	Crew-2nd Crew-3rd	November 4, 1968 3:16 pm	Area 2db Area 2db	Shaft shaft	<20 kT <20 kT	Simultaneous ignition of two different bombs in one shaft
19th	Knife B	November 15, 1968 3:45 p.m.	Area 3dz	Manhole	<20 kT
20th	Auger	November 15, 1968 3:30 p.m.	Area 3fx	Manhole	<20 kT
21st	Ming vase	November 20, 1968 6:00 p.m.	Area 16a.04	tunnel	<20 kT
22nd	Tinder box	November 22, 1968 4:19 pm	Area 9az	Manhole	<20 kT
23	Schooner	December 8, 1968 4:00 p.m.	Area 20u	crater	30 kT	Test as part of Operation Plowshare
24	Tyg-A Tyg-B Tyg-C Tyg-D Tyg-E Tyg-F	December 12, 1968 3:10 p.m.	Area 2dc1e Area 2dc2d Area 2dc3x Area 2dc4a Area 2dc5b Area 2dc6f	Shaft shaft shaft shaft shaft shaft	<20 kT <20 kT <20 kT <20 kT <20 kT <20 kT	Simultaneous detonation of six different bombs in six shafts
25th	Bay Leaf	December 12, 1968 3:00 p.m.	Area 3gq	Manhole	<20 kT
26th	Scissors	December 12, 1968 3:20 pm	Area 3gh	Manhole	<20 kT
27	Benham	December 19, 1968 4:30 p.m.	Area 20c	Manhole	1.15 MT
28	Packard	January 15, 1969 7:00 p.m.	Area 2u	Manhole	10 kT
29	Wineskin	January 15, 1969 7:30 p.m.	Area 12r	Manhole	20 to 200 kT
30th	Shave	January 22, 1969 3:00 p.m.	Area 3gk	Manhole	<20 kT
31	Vise	January 30, 1969 3:00 p.m.	Area 3ej	Manhole	20 to 200 kT
32	Biggin	January 30, 1969 3:17 pm	Area 9bz	Manhole	<20 kT
33	Nipper	February 4, 1969 3:00 p.m.	Area 3gl	Manhole	<20 kT
34	Winch	February 4, 1969 3:00 p.m.	Area 3gf	Manhole	<20 kT
35	Cypress	February 12, 1969 4:18 pm	Area 12g.09	tunnel	<20 kT
36	Valise	March 18, 1969 2:30 p.m.	Area 9by	Manhole	<20 kT
37	Chatty	March 18, 1969 2:40 p.m.	Area 2bn	Manhole	<20 kT
38	Barsac	March 20, 1969 6:12 pm	Area 3gc	Manhole	<20 kT
39	Coffer	March 21, 1969 2:30 p.m.	Area 2de	Manhole	<20 kT
40	Gourd-Amber Gourd-Brown	April 24, 1969 1:04 p.m.	Area 2bf Area 2bl	Shaft shaft	<20 kT <20 kT	Simultaneous detonation of two different bombs in two shafts
41	Thistle	April 30, 1969 5:00 p.m.	Area 7t	Manhole	20 to 200 kT
42	Blenton	April 30, 1969 5:00 p.m.	Area 7p	Manhole	20 to 200 kT
43	Purse	May 7, 1969 1:45 p.m.	Area 20v	Manhole	20 to 200 kT
44	Alimony	May 15, 1969 6:00 p.m.	Area 3gj	Manhole	<20 kT
45	Torrido	May 27, 1969 2:15 p.m.	Area 7w	Manhole	20 to 200 kT
46	Ipecac-A Ipecac-B	May 27, 1969 2 p.m.	Area 3hka Area 3hkb	Shaft shaft	<20 kT <20 kT	Simultaneous detonation of two different bombs in two shafts
47	Tapper	June 12, 1969 2 p.m.	Area 3go	Manhole	<20 kT
48	Bowl-1 Bowl-2	June 26, 1969 4:00 p.m.	Area 2bo1 Area 2bo2	Shaft shaft	<20 kT <20 kT	Simultaneous detonation of two different bombs in two shafts

Web links

• United States Nuclear Tests July 1945 through September 1992 (PDF; 898 kB) of the US Department of Energy (English)