| 227 | Adobe
Operation Dominic |
4/25/62 |
Christmas Island area |
Airdrop |
Weapons Related |
190 kt |
| 228 |
Aztec
Operation Dominic |
4/27/62 |
Christmas Island area |
Airdrop |
Weapons Related |
410 kt |
| 230 |
Arkansas
Operation Dominic |
5/2/62 |
Christmas Island area |
Airdrop |
Weapons Related |
1.09 mt |
| 231 |
Questa
Operation Dominic |
5/04/62 |
Christmas Island area |
Airdrop |
Weapons Related |
670 kt |
| 232 |
Frigate Bird
Operation Dominic
Warhead in missile launched from Polaris submarine |
5/6/62 |
Pacific
North 4 degrees 50 minutes
West 149 degrees 25 minutes |
Rocket |
Weapons Related |
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| Fredrick H. Schafer's duty station on board the USS Chipola AO 63 during the Dominic Tests in the month of May 1962. |
| 234 |
Yukon
Operation Dominic |
5/08/62 |
Christmas Island area |
Airdrop |
Weapons Related |
100 kt |
| 235 |
Mesilla
Operation Dominic |
5/09/62 |
Christmas Island area |
Airdrop |
Weapons Related |
100 kt |
| 237 |
Muskegon
Operation Dominic |
5/11/62 |
Christmas Island area |
Airdrop |
Weapons Related |
50 kt |
| 238 |
Swordfish
Operation Dominic
Antisubmarine rocket |
5/11/62 |
Pacific
North 31 degrees 14 minutes,
West 124 degrees 13 minutes |
Underwater |
Weapons Effects |
Low |
| 239 |
Encino
Operation Dominic |
5/12/62 |
Christmas Island area |
Airdrop |
Weapons Related |
500 kt |
| 241 |
Swanee
Operation Dominic |
5/14/62 |
Christmas Island
area |
Airdrop |
Weapons Related |
97 kt |
| 243 |
Chetco
Operation Dominic |
05/19/62 |
Christmas Island
area |
Airdrop |
Weapons Related |
73 kt |
| 245 |
Tanana
Operation Dominic |
05/25/62 |
Christmas Island area |
Airdrop |
Weapons Related |
2.6 kt |
| 246 |
Nambe
Operation Dominic |
5/27/62 |
Christmas Island area |
Airdrop |
Weapons Related |
43 kt |
| 249 |
Alma
Operation Dominic |
6/08/62 |
Christmas Island area |
Airdrop |
Weapons Related |
782 kt |
| 250 |
Truckee
Operation Dominic |
06/09/62 |
Christmas Island area |
Airdrop |
Weapons Related |
210 kt |
| 251 |
Yeso1
Operation Dominic |
06/10/62 |
Christmas Island
area |
Airdrop |
Weapons Related |
3 mt |
| 251 |
Yeso2
Operation Dominic |
06/10/62 |
Christmas Island
area |
Airdrop |
Weapons Related |
3 mt |
| 252 |
Harlem
Operation Dominic |
6/12/62 |
Christmas Island area |
Airdrop |
Weapons Related |
1.2 mt |
| 254 |
Rinconada
Operation Dominic |
6/15/62 |
Christmas Island area |
Airdrop |
Weapons Related |
800 kt |
| 255 |
Dulce
Operation Dominic |
06/17/62 |
Christmas Island area |
Airdrop |
Weapons Related |
52 kt |
| 256 |
Petit
Operation Dominic |
06/19/62 |
Christmas Island
area |
Airdrop |
Weapons Related |
2.2 kt |
| 258 |
Otowi
Operation Dominic |
06/22/62 |
Christmas Island area |
Airdrop |
Weapons Related |
81.5 kt |
| 259 |
Bighorn
Operation Dominic |
6/27/62 |
Christmas Island
area |
Airdrop |
Weapons Related |
7.65 mt |
| 262 |
Bluestone 1
Operation Dominic |
06/30/62 |
Christmas Island
area |
Airdrop |
Weapons Related |
1.27 mt |
| 262 |
Bluestone 2
Operation Dominic |
06/30/62 |
Christmas Island
area |
Airdrop |
Weapons Related |
1.27 mt |
| Note: Five DoD high-altitude weapons effects
tests were conducted during Operation Dominic as
Operation Fishbowl. |
| 266 |
Starfish Prime
-- DoD Test --
Operation Fishbowl
High altitude
400 kilometers |
07/09/62 |
Johnston Island
area |
Rocket |
Weapons Effects |
1.4 mt |
| 266 |
Starfish Prime
-- DoD Test --
Operation Fishbowl
High altitude
400 kilometers |
07/09/62 |
Johnston Island
area |
Rocket |
Weapons Effects |
1.4 mt |
| 267 |
Sunset
Operation Dominic |
07/10/62 |
Christmas Island
area |
Airdrop |
Weapons Related |
1 mt |
| 268 |
Pamlico
Operation Dominic |
07/11/62 |
Christmas Island
area |
Airdrop |
Weapons Related |
3.88 mt |
| 280 |
Androscoggin
Operation Dominic |
10/02/62 |
Johnston Island
area |
Airdrop |
Weapons Related |
75 kt |
| 282 |
Bumping
Operation Dominic |
10/06/62 |
Johnston Island
area |
Airdrop |
Weapons Related |
11.3 kt |
| 285 |
Chama
Operation Dominic |
10/18/62 |
Johnston Island
area |
Airdrop |
Weapons Related |
1.59 mt |
| 288 |
Checkmate
-- DoD Test --
Operation Fishbowl
High altitude
tens of kilometers |
10/20/62 |
Johnston Island
area |
Rocket |
Weapons Effects |
Low |
| 289 |
Bluegill 3 Prime
-- DoD Test --
Operation Fishbowl
High altitude
tens of kilometers |
10/26/62 |
Johnston Island
area |
Rocket |
Weapons Effects |
Submegaton |
| 291 |
Calamity
Operation Dominic |
10/27/62 |
Johnston Island
area |
Airdrop |
Weapons Related |
800 kt |
| 292 |
Housatonic
Operation Dominic |
10/30/62 |
Johnston Island
area |
Airdrop |
Weapons Related |
8.3 mt |
| 293 |
Kingfish
-- DoD Test --
Operation Fishbowl
High altitude
tens of kilometers |
11/01/62 |
Johnston Island
area |
Rocket |
Weapons Effects |
Submegaton |
| 294 |
Tightrope
-- DoD Test --
Operation Fishbowl
High altitude
tens of kilometers |
11/04/62 |
Johnston Island
area |
Rocket |
Weapons Effects |
Low |
