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Operation Bowline

Operation Bowline was a series of thirty nuclear test explosions conducted in 1968 and 1969 at the Nevada Test Site.

These blasts followed Crosstie and preceded Mandrel.

The individual tests of this series were:

Bowline Test Blasts
Test Name Date Location Yield Note

"Tanya"30 July 1968Nevada Test Siteabout 20 kilotons 
"Diana Moon"27 August 1968Nevada Test Site<20 kilotons 
"Sled"29 August 1968Nevada Test Siteabout 260 kilotons 
"Noggin"6 September 1968Nevada Test Siteabout 110 kilotons 
"Knife A"12 September 1968Nevada Test Site< 20 kilotons 
"Stoddard"17 September 1968Nevada Test Siteabout 13 kilotonsOperation Plowshare
"Hudson Seal"24 September 1968Nevada Test Siteabout 10 kilotons 
"Knife C"3 October 1968Nevada Test Siteabout 3 kilotons 
(Unknown)10 October 1968Nevada Test Site(Unknown) 
(Unknown)31 October 1968Nevada Test Site(Unknown) 
"Crew"4 November 1968Nevada Test Siteabout 22 kilotons 
"Knife B"15 November 1968Nevada Test Siteabout 8 kilotons 
(Unknown)4 November 1968Nevada Test Site(Unknown) 
"Ming Vase"20 November 1968Nevada Test Siteabout 12 kilotons 
"Tinderbox"22 November 1968Nevada Test Siteabout 3 kilotons 
"Schooner"8 December 1968Nevada Test Site30 kilotonsOperation Plowshare
"Tyg"12 December 1968Nevada Test Siteabout 20 kilotons 
(Unknown)12 December 1968Nevada Test Site(Unknown) 
"Benham"19 December 1968Nevada Test Site1.15 kilotons 
"Packard"15 January 1969Nevada Test Site10 kilotons 
"Wineskin"15 January 1969Nevada Test Siteabout 40 kilotons 
"Vise"30 January 1969Nevada Test Siteabout 40 kilotons 
"Cypress"12 February 1969Nevada Test Siteabout 15 kilotons 
"Barsac"20 March 1969Nevada Test Siteabout 10 kilotons 
"Coffer"21 March 1969Nevada Test Siteabout 35 kilotons 
"Thistle"30 April 1969Nevada Test Site20-200 kilotons 
"Blenton"20 April 1969Nevada Test Site10-200 kilotons 
"Purse"7 May 1969Nevada Test Siteabout 180 kilotons 
"Torrido"27 May 1969Nevada Test Siteabout 22 kilotons 
"Tapper"12 June 1969Nevada Test Siteabout 12 kilotons