The Cartagena Military Museum has some interesting exhibits that do not fit easily into a category.
40/70 Powder Testing Cannon
This unusual weapon was created by matching a 40/70 Bofors 40mm Anti-aircraft Gun barrel with the carriage of a 45/44 Soviet 45mm Anti-tank Gun. It was used to test batches of propellant powder produced at the National Factory of Gunpowder and Explosives, El Fargue, Granada. (The powder mill is now owned by Santa Bárbara Sistemas (SBS), an arms company that is part of the multinational General Dynamics group.)
RIM-7 Sea Sparrow Surface-to-Air Missile (left)
Aspide Surface-to-Air Missile (right)
The RIM-7 Sea Sparrow surface-to-air missile was developed in the early 1960s from the AIM-7 Sparrow air-to-air missile as a lightweight point-defence weapon that could be quickly and easily fitted to existing ships. The missile has been upgraded over the years and remains in service.
The Aspide Improved surface-to-air missile uses the same airframe as the RIM-7 Sea Sparrow surface-to-air missile, but uses different electronics and an improved warhead as well as a new and more powerful engine.
483mm/19-inch Mark 32 Torpedo
The Mark 32 torpedo was the first active acoustic anti-submarine homing torpedo to be built and used by the United States Navy. It was designed in 1942, and introduced into service in 1944. It was withdrawn from service in 1955.
40/70 Powder Testing Cannon
This unusual weapon was created by matching a 40/70 Bofors 40mm Anti-aircraft Gun barrel with the carriage of a 45/44 Soviet 45mm Anti-tank Gun. It was used to test batches of propellant powder produced at the National Factory of Gunpowder and Explosives, El Fargue, Granada. (The powder mill is now owned by Santa Bárbara Sistemas (SBS), an arms company that is part of the multinational General Dynamics group.)
RIM-7 Sea Sparrow Surface-to-Air Missile (left)
Aspide Surface-to-Air Missile (right)
The RIM-7 Sea Sparrow surface-to-air missile was developed in the early 1960s from the AIM-7 Sparrow air-to-air missile as a lightweight point-defence weapon that could be quickly and easily fitted to existing ships. The missile has been upgraded over the years and remains in service.
The Aspide Improved surface-to-air missile uses the same airframe as the RIM-7 Sea Sparrow surface-to-air missile, but uses different electronics and an improved warhead as well as a new and more powerful engine.
483mm/19-inch Mark 32 Torpedo
The Mark 32 torpedo was the first active acoustic anti-submarine homing torpedo to be built and used by the United States Navy. It was designed in 1942, and introduced into service in 1944. It was withdrawn from service in 1955.
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