Operation Whetstone

Nuclear test Operation Whetstone
nation	United States
Test location	Nevada Test Site / Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Period	1964-1965
Number of tests	48
Test type	Underground tests
Max. Explosive force	20-200 kT
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Previous test	Operation Niblick
Next test	Operation Flintlock

The Operation Whetstone was a series of 48 US nuclear weapons testing , the 1964 and 1965 on the site Nevada Test in Nevada was conducted. Only the Salmon test took place on the Salmon site .

The individual tests of the Whetstone series

#	bomb	Date / Time ( GMT )	Proving Ground	Test type	Explosive power	Remarks
1	Bye	July 16, 1964 1:15 p.m.	Area 10i	Manhole	20 to 200 kT
2	Cormorant	July 17, 1964 5:18 pm	Area 3df	Manhole	<20 kT
3	Left	July 23, 1964 1:30 p.m.	Area 9bf	Manhole	<20 kT
4th	Trogon	July 24, 1964 6:30 p.m.	Area 3dj	Manhole	<20 kT
5	Alva	August 19, 1964 4:00 p.m.	Area 2y	Manhole	4.4 kT
6th	Canvasback	August 22, 1964 10:17 p.m.	Area 3cp	Manhole	<20 kT
7th	Player	August 27, 1964 2:30 p.m.	Area 9cc	Manhole	<20 kT
8th	Haddock	August 28, 1964 5:06 pm	Area 3dl	Manhole	<20 kT
9	Guanay	September 4, 1964 6:15 pm	Area 3di	Manhole	<20 kT
10	Spoon	September 11, 1964 2:00 p.m.	Area 9bd	Manhole	<20 kT
11	Courser	September 25, 1964 5:02 p.m.	Area 3do	Manhole	zero
12	Auk	October 2, 1964 8:03 pm	Area 7b	Manhole	<20 kT
13	par	October 9, 1964 2:00 p.m.	Area 2p	Manhole	38 kT	Part of Operation Plowshare
14th	Barbel Turnstone	October 16, 1964 3:59 p.m.	Area 3bx Area 3dt	Manhole	<20 kT	Simultaneous detonation of two different bombs in two shafts
15th	Salmon	October 22, 1964 4:00 p.m.	Hattiesburg	Manhole	5.3 kT
16	Garden	October 23, 1964 3:00 p.m.	Area 9aj	Manhole	<20 kT
17th	Forest	October 31, 1964 5:04 p.m.	Area 7a	Manhole	<20 kT
18th	Handcar	November 5, 1964 3:00 p.m.	Area 10b	Manhole	12 kT	Part of Operation Plowshare
19th	Crepe	December 5, 1964 9:15 pm	Area 2q	Manhole	20 to 200 kT
20th	Drill (Lower + Upper)	December 5, 1964 9:15 pm	Area 2ai	Manhole	3.4 kT <20 kT	Simultaneous ignition of two different bombs in one shaft
21st	Parrot	December 16, 1964 8:00 p.m.	Area 3dk	Manhole	1.3 kT
22nd	Mudpack	December 16, 1964 8:10 PM	Area 10n	Manhole	2.7 kT
23	Cassowary Hoopoe	December 16, 1964 8:00 p.m.	Area 3bn Area 3cf	Manhole	<20 kT	Simultaneous detonation of two different bombs in two shafts
24	Sulky	December 18, 1964 7:35 p.m.	Area 18d	Manhole	92 T	Part of Operation Plowshare
25th	Wool	January 14, 1965 4:00 p.m.	Area 9bh	Manhole	<20 kT
26th	Tern	January 29, 1965 6:22 p.m.	Area 3dw	Manhole	<20 kT
27	Cashmere	February 4, 1965 3:30 p.m.	Area 2ad	Manhole	<20 kT
28	Alpaca	February 12, 1965 3:10 p.m.	Area 2a	Manhole	330 T
29	Merlin	February 16, 1965 5:30 p.m.	Area 3ct	Manhole	10.1 kT
30th	Wishbone	February 18, 1965 4:18 pm	Area 5a	Manhole	<20 kT
31	Seersucker	February 19, 1965 3:28 p.m.	Area 9bm	Manhole	<20 kT
32	Wagtail	March 3, 1965 7:13 pm	Area 3	Manhole	20 to 200 kT
33	Suede	March 20, 1965 3:30 p.m.	Area 9bk	Manhole	<20 kT
34	Cup	March 26, 1965 3:34 p.m.	Area 9cb	Manhole	20 to 200 kT
35	Kestrel	April 5, 1965 9:00 p.m.	Area 3dd	Manhole	<20 kT
36	Palanquin	April 14, 1965 1:14 p.m.	Area 20k	Crater	4.3 kT	Part of Operation Plowshare
37	Gum drop	April 21, 1965 10:00 p.m.	Area 16a.02	tunnel	<20 kT
38	chenille	April 22, 1965 1:39 p.m.	Area 9bg	Manhole	<20 kT
39	Muscovy	April 23, 1965 9:44 pm	Area 3dx	Manhole	<20 kT
40	tea	May 7, 1965 3:47 p.m.	Area 2ab	Manhole	7 kT
41	Buteo	May 12, 1965 6:15 p.m.	Area 20a	Manhole	<20 kT
42	Scaup	May 14, 1965 5:32 p.m.	Area 3da (s)	Manhole	<20 kT
43	Cambric	May 14, 1965 2:57 p.m.	Area 5e	Manhole	750 T
44	tweed	May 21, 1965 1:08 p.m.	Area 9bn	Manhole	<20 kT
45	Petrel	June 11, 1965 7:45 p.m.	Area 3dy	Manhole	1.3 kT
46	organdy	June 11, 1965 8:28 pm	Area 9bo	Manhole	<20 kT
47	Diluted Waters	June 16, 1965 4:30 p.m.	Area 5b	Manhole	<20 kT
48	Tiny dead	June 17, 1965 5:00 p.m.	Area 15e	tunnel	<20 kT

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

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