List of torpedoes
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The list of torpedoes includes all torpedoes operated in the past or present.
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| Name | Country | In Service Date | Role | Dimensions | Warhead | Propulsion | Performance |
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| 18 inch Mark VII |  India |
1965 | Frigate, boats, flying boats | 449 mm (17.7 in) | 145 kg (320 lb) TNT | Wet heater | 35 knots (65 km/h) for 4.6 km (5,000 yd) |
| 18 inch Mark V |  UK |
449 mm (17.7 in) | |||||
| 18 inch Mark VI | UK |
449 mm (17.7 in) | |||||
| 18 inch Mark VII & VII* | UK |
449 mm (17.7 in) | |||||
| 18 inch Mark VIII | UK |
1913 | Submarines & aircraft | 449 mm (17.7 in) | 320 lb (150 kg) TNT | Wet heater | 35 knots (65 km/h) for 2.3 km (2,500 yd) |
| 18 inch Mark XI | UK |
1934 | Aircraft | 449 mm (17.7 in) | 211 kg (470 lb) TNT | Burner cycle | 35 knots (65 km/h) for 2.3 km (2,500 yd) |
| 18 inch Mark XII | UK |
1935 | 449 mm (17.7 in) | 176 kg (390 lb) TNT | Burner cycle | 40 knots (74 km/h) for 1.4 km (1,500 yd) or 37 knots (69 km/h) for 3.2 km (3,500 yd) | |
| 18 inch Mark XIV | UK |
1938 | Aircraft | 449 mm (17.7 in) | 170 kg (370 lb) TNT | Whitehead wet heater (methyl fuel) | 45 knots (83 km/h) for 1.5 km (1,600 yd) or 41 knots (76 km/h) for 2.7 km (3,000 yd) |
| 18 inch Mark XV | UK |
1942 | Aircraft & torpedo boats | 449 mm (17.7 in) | 247 kg (540 lb) Torpex | Burner cycle | 40 knots (74 km/h) for 2.3 km (2,500 yd) or 33 knots (61 km/h) for 3.2 km (3,500 yd) |
| Mark XVII | UK |
1944 | Aircraft launched | 449 mm (17.7 in) | 272 kg (600 lb) Torpex | Burner cycle | 40 knots (74 km/h) for 2.3 km (2,500 yd) |
| 18 inch Mark 30 | UK |
449 mm (17.7 in) | |||||
| 21 inch Mark I | UK |
533 mm (21 in) | |||||
| 21 inch Mark II | UK |
1914 | Battleships & battlecruisers | 533 mm (21 in) | 235 kg (520 lb) TNT | Wet heater | 45 knots (83 km/h) for 4.1 km (4,500 yd) or 31 knots (57 km/h) for 9.8 km (10,700 yd) |
| 21 inch Mark IV | UK |
1912 | Destroyers, other surface ships | 533 mm (21 in) × 6.9 m (22 ft 8 in) | 235 kg (520 lb) TNT | Wet heater | 35 knots (65 km/h) for 7.3 km (8,000 yd) or 25 knots (46 km/h) for 12.4 km (13,600 yd) |
| 21 inch Mark V | UK |
1917 | Destroyers & cruisers | 533 mm (21 in) × 7.1 m (23 ft 4 in) | Wet heater | 40 knots (74 km/h) for 4.6 km (5,000 yd) or 25 knots (46 km/h) for 12.4 km (13,600 yd) | |
| 21 inch Mark VII | UK |
1925 | Cruisers | 533 mm (21 in) × 7.8 m (25 ft 7 in) | 336 kg (740 lb) TNT | Oxygen enriched air | 35 knots (65 km/h) for 5.2 km (5,700 yd) |
| 21 inch Mark VIII | UK |
1925[1] | Submarines & torpedo boats | 533 mm (21 in) × 6.6 m (21 ft 8 in) | 365 kg (800 lb) Torpex | Burner cycle | 41 knots (76 km/h) for 10 km (11,000 yd) or 35 knots (65 km/h) for 13.7 km (15,000 yd) |
| 21 inch Mark X | UK |
1939 | Submarines, torpedo boats, & destroyers | 533 mm (21 in) × 7.2 m (23 ft 7 in) | 300 kg (660 lb) TNT | Wet heater | 47 knots (87 km/h) for 3 km (3,300 yd) or 29 knots (54 km/h) for 12 km (13,000 yd) |
| 21 inch Mark XI | UK |
1942 | Destroyers | 533 mm (21 in) × 6.8 m (22 ft 4 in) | 322 kg (710 lb) TNT | Electric battery | 28 knots (52 km/h) for 5 km (5,500 yd) |
| 21 inch Mark 12 | UK |
1952 | Submarine | 533 mm (21 in) | 340 kg (750 lb) Torpex | Hydrogen peroxide | 28 knots (52 km/h) for 5 km (5,500 yd) |
| 21 inch Mark 20 Bidder | UK |
1955(?) | Submarines & surface ships | 533 mm (21 in) | 89 kg (200 lb) | 20 knots (37 km/h) for 11 km (12,000 yd) | |
| 21 inch Mark 23 Grog | UK |
1971(?) | Submarines | 533 mm (21 in) × 6.5 m (21 ft 4 in) | 89 kg (200 lb) | 18 knots (33 km/h) | |
| Mark 24 Mod 0 Tigerfish | UK |
1980 | Submarines - anti-submarine | 533 mm (21 in) × 6.5 m (21 ft 4 in) | 340 kg (750 lb) Torpex | Silver-zinc batteries | 35 knots (65 km/h) for 21 km (23,000 yd) 24 knots (44 km/h) Depth : 350 m (1,150 ft) |
| Mark 24 Mod 1 Tigerfish | UK |
1979 | Anti-submarine & anti-surface vessel | 533 mm (21 in) × 6.5 m (21 ft 4 in) | 340 kg (750 lb) Torpex | Silver-zinc batteries | 35 knots (65 km/h) for 21 km (23,000 yd) 24 knots (44 km/h) Depth : 442 m (1,450 ft) |
| Mark 24(N) Tigerfish | UK |
Anti-submarine & anti-surface vessel | 533 mm (21 in) × 6.5 m (21 ft 4 in) | Nuclear, 10 kt | Silver-zinc batteries | 35 knots (65 km/h) for 21 km (23,000 yd) 24 knots (44 km/h) Depth : 442 m (1,450 ft) |
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| Mark 24 Mod 2 Tigerfish | UK |
1984 | Submarines - anti-submarine | 533 mm (21 in) × 6.5 m (21 ft 4 in) | 340 kg (750 lb) Torpex | Silver-zinc batteries | 35 knots (65 km/h) for 21 km (23,000 yd) 24 knots (44 km/h) Depth : 442 m (1,450 ft) |
| 24.5 inch Mark I | UK |
1923 | Used by Nelson-class battleships only | 622 mm (24.5 in) × 8.1 m (26 ft 7 in) | 743 kg (1,640 lb) TNT | Oxygen enriched air | 35 knots (65 km/h) for 13.7 km (15,000 yd) or 30 knots (56 km/h) for 18.3 km (20,000 yd) |
| A-184 |  Italy |
533 mm (21 in) | |||||
| A244-S |  France Italy |
324 mm (12.8 in) × 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in) | Speed : 30 knots (56 km/h) cruise / 39 knots (72 km/h) maximum Depth : 600 m (2,000 ft) Range : 6 km (3.7 mi) Mod. 1, 13.5 km (8.4 mi) Mod. 3 |
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| Barracuda |  Germany |
2007 | Submarine | Supercavitating torpedo | Up to 800 kilometres per hour (500 mph) | ||
| Black Shark | Italy |
2004 | Submarines | 533 mm (21 in) | high explosive STANAG 4439 and MURAT-2 compliant | contra-rotating direct-drive brushless motor | 50 knots (93 km/h) for 50 km (55,000 yd) |
| Brennan torpedo | UK |
1877 | Land-based | 324 mm (12.8 in) | Wire drum | Range: Up to 1,800 m (2,000 yd) Speed: Up to 27 knots (50 km/h) |
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| C35/91 | Germany |
1890 | Torpedo boats & submarines | 350 mm (14 in) × 4.8 m (15 ft 9 in) | 41 kg (90 lb) TNT | Brotherhood | 29 knots (54 km/h) for 400 m (440 yd) |
| C45/91 | Germany |
1890 | Cruisers & battleships | 450 mm (18 in) × 5.1 m (16 ft 9 in) | 88 kg (190 lb) TNT | Brotherhood | 32 knots (59 km/h) for 500 m (550 yd) |
| C/03 | Germany |
1903 | Surface ships | 450 mm (18 in) × 5.2 m (17 ft 1 in) | 176 kg (390 lb) TNT | Brotherhood or wet heater | 31 knots (57 km/h) for 1.9 km (2,100 yd) |
| C/06 | Germany |
1906 | Submarines | 450 mm (18 in) × 5.7 m (18 ft 8 in) | 123 kg (270 lb) TNT | Brotherhood or wet heater | 34.5 knots (63.9 km/h) for 1.5 km (1,600 yd) or 27 knots (50 km/h) for 5 km (5,500 yd) |
| C/07 | Germany |
1907 | Land-based | 450 mm (18 in) × 5.7 m (18 ft 8 in) | 110 kg (240 lb) TNT | Brotherhood or wet heater | 36 knots (67 km/h) for 1.5 km (1,600 yd) |
| CAPTOR mine |  USA |
1979 | Encapsulated torpedo ASW mine | 533 mm (21 in) × 3.68 m (12 ft 1 in) | 44 kg (97 lb) PBXN-103 | Reciprocating external combustion, Otto fuel II | 28 knots (52 km/h) for 7.3 km (8,000 yd) |
| DM1 Seeschlange | Germany |
1971 | Submarines | 533 mm (21 in) × 4.2 m (13 ft 9 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | Silver-zinc battery | 33 knots (61 km/h) for 6 km (6,600 yd) |
| DM2A1 Seal | Germany |
1969 | 533 mm (21 in) | ||||
| DM2A3 | Germany |
1987 | 533 mm (21 in) | ||||
| DM2A4 Seehecht | Germany |
2006 | 533 mm (21 in) × 6.6 m (21 ft 8 in) | 260 kg (570 lb) PBX | 50 knots (93 km/h) for 50 km (55,000 yd) | ||
| F5 | Germany |
1935 | Aircraft | 450 mm (18 in) × 5.2 m (17 ft 1 in) | 250 kg (550 lb) Hexanite | Decalin wet heater | 40 knots (74 km/h) for 2 km (2,200 yd) |
| F17 | France |
533 mm (21 in) | 250 kg | 40 knots (74 km/h) for 20 km (22,000 yd) | |||
| F21 | France |
534 mm (21 in) | Speed > 50 knots (93 km/h) | ||||
| G/6 | Germany |
1908 | Surface ships & submarines | 500 mm (20 in) × 6 m (19 ft 8 in) | 164 kg (360 lb) TNT/Hexanite | Decalin or kerosene wet heater | 35 knots (65 km/h) for 3.5 km (3,800 yd) |
| G7 | Germany |
1910 | Major surface ships | 500 mm (20 in) × 7 m (23 ft 0 in) | 195 kg (430 lb) Hexanite | Decalin wet heater | 37 knots (69 km/h) for 4 km (4,400 yd) |
| G7a | Germany |
1930 | Surface ships & submarines | 533 mm (21 in) × 7.2 m (23 ft 7 in) | 320 kg (710 lb) Hexanite | Decalin wet heater | 36 knots (67 km/h) for 6 km (6,600 yd) |
| H8 | Germany |
1912 | Surface ships | 600 mm (24 in) × 8 m (26 ft 3 in) | 210 kg (460 lb) Hexanite | Brotherhood wet heater | 36 knots (67 km/h) for 6 km (6,600 yd) |
| Howell torpedo | USA |
1889 | 360 mm (14 in) × 3.3 m (10 ft 10 in) | 96 kg (210 lb) | Flywheel | 25 knots (46 km/h) for 365 m (399 yd) | |
| Kaiten manned torpedo |  Japan |
1944 | Submarine launched suicide weapon | 1,000 mm (39 in) × 14.75 m (48 ft 5 in) | 1,550 kg (3,400 lb) | Oxygen, diesel | 30 knots (56 km/h) for 23 km (25,000 yd) or 20 knots (37 km/h) for 43 km (47,000 yd) or 10 knots (19 km/h) for 78 km (85,000 yd), maximum depth 80 m (260 ft) |
| Kolibri |  USSR |
1978 | 330 mm (13 in) | ||||
| Mark 1 (Bliss-Leavitt) | USA |
1900 | 460 mm (18 in) | ||||
| Mark 2 (Bliss-Leavitt) | USA |
1905 | 460 mm (18 in) | ||||
| Mark 3 (Bliss-Leavitt) | USA |
1906 | 460 mm (18 in) | ||||
| Mark 4 (Bliss-Leavitt) | USA |
1912 | 460 mm (18 in) | ||||
| Mark 6 (Bliss-Leavitt) | USA |
1911 | 460 mm (18 in) | ||||
| Mark 6 (Bliss-Leavitt) | USA |
1911 | 460 mm (18 in) | ||||
| Mark 7 (Bliss-Leavitt) | USA |
1912 | 460 mm (18 in) | ||||
| Mark 8 (Bliss-Leavitt) | USA |
1911 | 533 mm (21 in) | ||||
| Mark 9 (Bliss-Leavitt) | USA |
1915 | 533 mm (21 in) | ||||
| Mark 10 | USA |
1915 | 533 mm (21 in) | ||||
| Mark 11 | USA |
1926 | 533 mm (21 in) | ||||
| Mark 12 | USA |
1930 | 533 mm (21 in) | ||||
| Mark 13 | USA |
1935 | 570 mm (22 in) | ||||
| Mark 14 | USA |
1931 | 533 mm (21 in) | ||||
| Mark 15 | USA |
1935 | 533 mm (21 in) | ||||
| Mark 16 | USA |
1945 | 533 mm (21 in) | ||||
| Mark 17 | USA |
1945 | 533 mm (21 in) | ||||
| Mark 18 | USA |
1944 | 533 mm (21 in) | ||||
| Mark 21 | USA |
1955 | 533 mm (21 in) | ||||
| Mark 24 | USA |
1943 | 480 mm (19 in) | ||||
| Mark 27 | USA |
1943 | 480 mm (19 in) | ||||
| Mark 28 | USA |
1945 | 533 mm (21 in) | ||||
| Mark 32 | USA |
1944 | 480 mm (19 in) | ||||
| Mark 33 | USA |
1948 | 533 mm (21 in) | ||||
| Mark 34 | USA[2] |
1949 | 480 mm (19 in) | ||||
| Mark 35 | USA[2] |
533 mm (21 in) | |||||
| Mark 36 | USA |
1948 | 533 mm (21 in) | ||||
| Mark 37 | USA |
1957 | 480 mm (19 in) | ||||
| Mark 39 | USA |
1956 | 533 mm (21 in) | ||||
| Mark 43 | USA[2] |
1950 | 250 mm (9.8 in) | ||||
| Mark 44 | USA |
Cold War | 324 mm (12.8 in) | ||||
| Mark 45 | USA |
1963 | 533 mm (21 in) | Nuclear | |||
| Mark 46 | USA |
Cold War | 438 mm (17.2 in) | ||||
| Mark 48 | USA |
1972 | Anti-submarine Anti-surface | 533 mm (21 in) | 650 lbs | Piston engine, pump jet | |
| Mark 50 | USA |
324 mm (12.8 in) | |||||
| Mark 54 LHT (Lightweight Hybrid Torpedo) | USA |
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| MGT-1 | USSR |
1961 | 400 mm (16 in) | ||||
| MU90 Impact | France Italy |
1993 | Anti-submarine | 323.7 mm (12.74 in) × 2.85 m (9 ft 4 in) | 32.7 kg (72 lb) Shaped charge warhead | Electric pump-jet | 50 knots (93 km/h) for 10 km (11,000 yd), maximum depth 1,000 m (3,300 ft) |
| 21 inch Mark 21 "Pentane" | UK |
1950s | planned torpedo for Short Sturgeon A/S aircraft | ||||
| RAT-52 | USSR |
1952 | 450 mm (18 in) | ||||
| SET-72 | USSR |
1972 | 400 mm (16 in) | ||||
| Spearfish | UK |
1994 | Submarines | 533 mm (21 in) × 7 m (23 ft 0 in) | 300 kg (660 lb) Torpex | Sundstrand gas-turbine with pump-jet. HAP-Otto Fuel | 60 knots (110 km/h) for 21 km (23,000 yd) |
| SST-3 Seal | Germany |
1972 | 533 mm (21 in) | ||||
| SST-4 Seal | Germany |
1980 | 533 mm (21 in) | ||||
| Sting Ray | UK |
1994 | 325 mm (12.8 in) × 2.6 m (8 ft 6 in) | 45 kg (99 lb) Torpex Shaped charge | Magnesium/silver chloride seawater battery | 45 knots (83 km/h) for 8 km (8,700 yd) | |
| SUT | Germany |
1967 | 533 mm (21 in) | ||||
| TAN-12 | USSR |
1932 | 450 mm (18 in) | ||||
| TAV-15 | USSR |
1932 | 450 mm (18 in) | ||||
| Torped 61 |  Sweden |
1965 | 533 mm (21 in) | ||||
| Torped 613 | Sweden |
1983 | 533 mm (21 in) | ||||
| Torped 62 | Sweden |
2000 | 533 mm (21 in) | ||||
| Type 07 Vertical Launched ASROC | Japan |
2007 | 324 mm (13 in) | ||||
| Type 45 | USSR |
1936 | 450 mm (18 in) | ||||
| Type 53 | USSR |
1927 | 533 mm (21 in) | ||||
| Type 65 | USSR |
1973 | 650 mm (26 in) | ||||
| Type 72 torpedo | Japan |
1972 | 533 mm (21.0 in) | ||||
| Type 73 Light Weight torpedo | Japan |
1973 | 324 mm (12.8 in) | ||||
| Type 80 torpedo (G-RX1) | Japan |
1980 | 480 mm (19 in) | ||||
| Type 89 torpedo (G-RX2) | Japan |
1989 | 533 mm (21.0 in) | ||||
| Type 91 torpedo | Japan |
1931 | Airplane | 450 mm (18 in) × 5.270 m (17 ft 3.5 in) | Wet heater | 323.6 kg (713 lb) | 42 knots (78 km/h) for 2 km (2,200 yd) |
| Type 92 torpedo | Japan |
1932 | 533 mm (21 in) | ||||
| Type 93 torpedo (Long Lance[3]) | Japan |
1933 | 610 mm (24 in) | ||||
| Type 95 torpedo | Japan |
1935 | 610 mm (24 in) | ||||
| Type 97 torpedo | Japan |
1937 | 450 mm (18 in) | ||||
| Type 97 Light Weight Torpedo (G-RX4) | Japan |
1997 | 324 mm (12.8 in) | ||||
| USET-80 | USSR |
1980 | 533 mm (21 in) | ||||
| VA-111 Shkval |  Russia |
533 mm (21 in) × 8.2 m (26 ft 11 in) | 201 kg (440 lb) | Supercavitating torpedo, high-test peroxide/kerosene rocket | Speed: 200 knots (370 km/h)+ Range: 7,000–13,000 m (7,700–14,000 yd) |
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| VTT-1 Strizh | USSR |
1976 | 450 mm (18 in) | ||||
| Whitehead | UK |
1888 | Surface ship | 450 mm (18 in) | Air-flask Brotherhood pattern engine | 26.5 knots (49.1 km/h) for 730 m (800 yd) | |
| Yu-5 |  China |
533 mm (21 in) | |||||
| Yu-6 | China |
533 mm (21 in) | |||||
| Z13 | France |
Anti-surface ship | 550 mm (22 in) | Electric, two propellers | 30 knots (56 km/h) for 10 km (11,000 yd) | ||
| Baek Sang Eo |  ROK |
2003 | Submarine | 480 mm (19 in) | 35 knots (65 km/h) for 30 km (33,000 yd) | ||
| Chung Sang Eo | ROK |
2005 | Surface Ships & Airplane | 320 mm (13 in) | 45 knots (83 km/h) for 19 km (21,000 yd) | ||
| Hong Sang Eo vertically launched K-ASROC | ROK |
2009 | Surface Ships | 380 mm (15 in) | 45 knots (83 km/h) for 17 km (19,000 yd) |
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
[edit] References
- Boyne, Walter J. Clash of Titans. (1995) Simon and Schuster, NY, NY. ISBN 0-684-80196-5.
- Morison, Samuel Eliot. History of United States Naval Operations in World War Two. 1984 edition, Volume 3. Little, Brown, and Company.
- Kurak, Steve (September 1966). The U. S. Navy's Torpedo Inventory. United States Naval Institute Proceedings.
- "Torpedo History" Geoff Kirby (1972)
