Mark 35 torpedo

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Mark 35 torpedo
TypeAcoustic torpedo[1]
Place of originUnited States
Service history
In service1949-1960[1]
Used byUnited States Navy
Production history
DesignerGeneral Electric[1]
Designed1944[1]
ManufacturerGeneral Electric
Produced1949-1952
No. built400[1]
Specifications
Mass1770 pounds[1]
Length162 inches[1]
Diameter21 inches[1]
Effective firing range15,000 yards[1]
WarheadMk 35 Mods 2 or 3, HBX[1]
Warhead weight270 pounds[1]
Detonation
mechanism
Mk 19 Mod 3 contact exploder
EngineElectric[1]
Maximum speed 27 knots[1]
Guidance
system
Gyroscope, helix search[1]
Launch
platform
Surface ships[1]

The Mark 35 torpedo was the first of the United States Navy deep-diving anti-submarine torpedoes designed for surface launch.[2] This electrically propelled 21-inch (53-cm) torpedo was 162 inches (4.11 m) long, weighed 1770 lb (803 kg), and carried a 270 lb (122.5 kg) Torpex high explosive warhead.[3] This torpedo used one of the earliest active guidance systems and was introduced in 1949, but was classified as obsolete in the 1960s.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Jolie, E.W. (15 September 1978). "A Brief History of US Navy Torpedo Development: Torpedo Mine Mk35". Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  2. ^ a b Kurak, September 1966, p.145
  3. ^ DiGiulian

References

  • Kurak, Steve (September 1966). "The U. S. Navy's Torpedo Inventory". United States Naval Institute Proceedings. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  • DiGiulian, Tony (31 December 2008). "NavWeaps". Retrieved 23 September 2009.
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