Mark 35 torpedo

The Mark 35 torpedo was the first of the United States Navy deep-diving anti-submarine torpedoes designed for surface launch.^[1] 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.^[2] This torpedo used one of the earliest active guidance systems and was introduced in 1949, but was classified as obsolete in the 1960s.^[1]

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} Kurak, September 1966, p.145
2. ^ DiGiulian

References

• Kurak, Steve (September 1966). The U. S. Navy's Torpedo Inventory. United States Naval Institute Proceedings. 
• DiGiulian, Tony (31 December 2008). "NavWeaps". http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WTUS_PostWWII.htm. Retrieved 23 September 2009