Mark 16 torpedo

The Mark 16 torpedo was a redesign of the United States Navy standard Mark 14 torpedo to incorporate war-tested improvements for use in unmodified United States fleet submarines. The torpedo was considered the United States standard anti-shipping torpedo for twenty years;^[1] although significant numbers of Mark 14 wartime production remained in inventory. This hydrogen-peroxide-propelled 21-inch (53-cm) torpedo was 246 inches (6.25 m) long and weighed 2 tons (1800 kg).^[1] The warhead contained 732 pounds (333 kg) of explosive and was the most powerful conventional torpedo warhead used by the United States.^[1] The torpedo could be set for straight-running or pattern-running.^[1]

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Kurak, September 1966, p.144

References

• Kurak, Steve (September 1966). The U. S. Navy's Torpedo Inventory. United States Naval Institute Proceedings.