The W34 nuclear warhead used in ASTOR had an explosive yield of 11 kilotons.
This electrically propelled, 19-inch (480 mm)-diameter torpedo was 227 inches (5,800 mm) long and weighed 2,400 pounds (1,100 kg). The design was completed in 1960, and 600 torpedoes were built between 19, when ASTOR was replaced by the Mark 48 torpedo. Wire guidance systems were piggybacked onto this cable, and the torpedo had no homing capability.
The need to maintain direct control over the warhead meant that a wire connection had to be maintained between the torpedo and submarine until detonation. The 19-inch (480 mm)-diameter torpedo was fitted with a W34 nuclear warhead. This was one of several weapons recommended for implementation by Project Nobska, a 1956 summer study on submarine warfare. ASTOR, was a submarine-launched wire-guided nuclear torpedo designed by the United States Navy for use against high-speed, deep-diving, enemy submarines. The Mark 45 anti-submarine torpedo, a.k.a.
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